Definition
A waxy substance found in cochineal insects and related scale insects, used historically in cosmetics and dyes.
Etymology
From coccus (the insect group) + -erin (a chemical suffix); referring to a component of scale insects used in the production of cochineal dye.
Kelly Says
Before synthetic dyes, coccerin-rich cochineal insects were worth their weight in gold—the Spanish kept their Mesoamerican source secret, making red fabric a luxury item for European royalty.
Translations
ARالعربية
coccerin
ko-k-se-rin
BNবাংলা
কক্সেরিন
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CACatalà
coccerina
ko-se-re-e-na
CSČeština
coccerin
ko-ce-re-in
DADansk
coccerin
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DEDeutsch
Coccerin
ko-tse-rin
ELΕλληνικά
κοκκερίνη
ko-k-ke-ri-ni
ESEspañol
coccerina
ko-se-re-e-na
FAفارسی
کوکسرین
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FISuomi
coccerini
ko-k-se-ri-ni
FRFrançais
coccerine
ko-se-re-en
GUGU
કોક્સેરિન
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HAHA
coccerin
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HEעברית
קוקסרין
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HIहिन्दी
कोक्सेरिन
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HUMagyar
coccerin
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IDBahasa Indonesia
coccerin
ko-k-se-rin
IGIG
coccerin
ko-k-se-rin
ITItaliano
coccerina
ko-se-re-e-na
KKKK
кокцерин
kok-tse-rin
MRMR
कोक्सेरिन
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MSBahasa Melayu
coccerin
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MYမြန်မာ
ကော့ကော့စေရင်း
ka-u-ka-se-rin
NLNederlands
coccerine
ko-se-re-en
NONorsk
coccerin
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PLPolski
coccerina
ko-ce-re-e-na
PTPortuguês
coccerina
ko-se-re-e-na
RORomână
coccerin
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RUРусский
кокцерин
kok-tse-rin
SVSvenska
coccerin
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SWKiswahili
coccerin
ko-k-se-rin
TAதமிழ்
கொக்க்செரின
ko-k-se-ri-na
TEతెలుగు
కొక్కసెరిన్
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THไทย
โคคเซอรีน
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TLTL
coccerin
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TRTürkçe
coccerin
ko-se-re-in
UKУкраїнська
кокцерин
ko-k-tse-rin
URاردو
کوکسرین
ku-k-se-rin
VITiếng Việt
coccerin
ko-k-se-rin
YOYO
kokserin
ko-k-se-rin
ZUZU
coccerin
ko-k-se-rin