Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Alkermes"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Alkermes \Al*ker"mes\, n. [Ar. al-qirmiz kermes. See {Kermes}.]
(Old Pharmacy)
A compound cordial, in the form of a confection, deriving its
name from the kermes insect, its principal ingredient.
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