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Webster 1913 Edition
Alkermes
Al-ker′mes
,Noun.
[Ar.
al-qirmiz
kermes. See Kermes
.] (Old Pharmacy)
A compound cordial, in the form of a confection, deriving its name from the kermes insect, its principal ingredient.
Webster 1828 Edition
Alkermes
ALKERM'ES
, n.In pharmacy, a compound cordial, in the form of a confection, derived from the kermes berries. Its other ingredients are said to be pippin-cider, rose water, sugar, ambergris, musk, cinnamon, aloes-wood, pearls, and leaf-gold.
Definition 2024
alkermes
alkermes
English
Noun
alkermes (uncountable)
- The desiccated bodies of certain insects (female Kermes ilicis and Kermes vermilio), which live on the kermes oak, formerly much used as a material for dye and a medicinal ingredient; also a given mixture, preparation etc. containing such insects.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.5.1.v:
- But alkermes many except against: in some cases it may help, if it be good […].
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.5.1.v:
- A red Italian alcoholic liqueur.
Translations
desiccated bodies of female Kermes ilicis and Kermes vermilio insects
red Italian liqueur
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