Kermes
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Kermes may refer to :
- Kermes (genus), a genus of insects
- Kermes (dye)Kermes (dye)Kermes is a red dye derived from the dried bodies the females of a scale insect in the genus Kermes, primarily Kermes vermilio. The insects live on the sap of certain trees, especially Kermes oak tree near the Mediterranean region...
, a red dye made from the bodies of Kermes insects - Kermes oakKermes OakQuercus coccifera, the Kermes Oak, is an oak in the Turkey oak section Quercus sect. Cerris. It is native to the western Mediterranean region and Northern African Maghreb, from Morocco and Portugal east to Libya and Greece.-Description:...
also called Quercus coccifera, the tree on which the Kermes insects traditionally fed - AlchermesAlchermesAlchermes is a type of Italian liqueur prepared by infusing neutral spirits with sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and vanilla, and other herbs and flavoring agents...
, a confectionery remedy coloured red - KermesiteKermesiteKermesite or antimony oxysulfide is also known as red antimony . The mineral’s color ranges from cherry red to a dark red to a black. Kermesite is the result of partial oxidation between stibnite and other antimony oxides such as valentinite or stibiconite...
, the mineral antimony oxysulfide (Sb2S2O), also known as red antimony - Kermes mineralKermes mineralKermes mineral or Alkermes mineral was a compound of antimony oxides and sulfides, more specifically, antimony trioxide and trisulfide. It can be made or obtained in the laboratory by the actions of potassium carbonate on antimony sulfide. The compound is reddish brown in color and described as...
, an older term for an imprecise compound of antimony oxides and sulfides
- Simone KermesSimone KermesSimone Kermes is a German coloratura soprano, especially known for her virtuoso voice, suited to the opera seria genre, of the Baroque and early Classical repertoires.-Biography:...
, a German soprano best known for her work in the virtuoso Baroque and Classical repertoire