名詞 cochineal:

1. a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
2. Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
   同義詞：cochineal insect, Dactylopius coccus

coch.i.neal

n.（名詞）
A red dye made of the dried and pulverized bodies of female cochineal insects. It is used as a biological stain and as an indicator in acid-base titrations.
胭脂紅：由雌胭脂蟲(chóng)蟲(chóng)體干燥并研成粉末制成的一種紅色染料。用作生物著色劑和酸基滴定指示劑
Color A vivid red.
【色彩】 鮮紅

來(lái)源：
French cochenille
法語(yǔ) cochenille
from Spanish cochinilla [cochineal insect]
源自 西班牙語(yǔ) cochinilla [胭脂紅昆蟲(chóng)]
probably from Vulgar Latin *coccinella
可能源自 俗拉丁語(yǔ) *coccinella
from feminine diminutive of Latin coccinus [scarlet]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) coccinus的陰性小后綴 [猩紅色]
from Greek kokkinos
源自 希臘語(yǔ) kokkinos
from kokkos [kermes berry (from its use in making scarlet dye)]
源自 kokkos [胭脂蟲(chóng)粉干果仁（從它用于制造猩紅色染料得名）]

【引伸】
coch.ineal.
adj.（形容詞）