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kermes mineral


ker·mes mineral

noun \ˈkər-(ˌ)mēz-\

Definition of KERMES MINERAL

: a soft brown-red powder consisting essentially of oxides and sulfides of antimony and formerly used as an alterative, diaphoretic, and emetic