carmine

pigment, aluminum salt of carminic acid
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q320617
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carmine

Summary

carmine is a type of chemical entity[1]. carmine ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,099 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • carmine's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • carmine's canonical SMILES is recorded as Cc1c(C(=O)O)c(O)cc2c1C(=O)c1c(O)c(C3OC(CO)C(O)C(O)C3O)c(O)c(O)c1C2=O[4].
  • carmine's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₂H₂₀O₁₃[5].
  • carmine is a type of anthraquinones[6].
  • carmine is used for food coloring[7].
  • carmine is used for lipstick[8].
  • carmine is used for pigment[9].
  • carmine is used for dye[10].
  • carmine is used for food additive[11].
  • carmine's Commons category is recorded as Carmine[12].
  • carmine's said to be the same as is recorded as cochineal[13].
  • carmine's color is recorded as red[14].
  • carmine comprises oxygen[15].
  • carmine comprises carbon[16].
  • carmine's found in taxon is recorded as Dactylopius coccus[17].
  • carmine's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • carmine's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[19].
  • carmine's different from is recorded as carminic acid[20].
  • carmine's different from is recorded as cochineal[21].
  • carmine's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+492.0903907'}[22].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for carmine include carmine[23], a color[24] and carminite[25], a mineral species[26].

Why It Matters

carmine ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,099 views/month).[2] carmine has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] carmine is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for carmine include carmine[23], a color[24] and carminite[25], a mineral species[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use food coloring, lipstick, pigment +2
    Instance of
    Subclass of anthraquinones
    Subclass of
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007284058605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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