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chermes
Kermes Ker"mes, n. [Ar. & Per. girmiz. See Crimson, and cf. Alkermes.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and were used in medicine. [Written also chermes.] 2. (Bot.) A small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Coccus ilicis) feeds. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). Kermes mineral. (a) (Old Chem.) An artificial amorphous trisulphide of antimony; -- so called on account of its red color. (b) (Med. Chem.) A compound of the trioxide and trisulphide of antimony, used in medicine. This substance occurs in nature as the mineral kermesite.
Chermes
Chermes Cher"mes, n. See Kermes.

Meaning of Hermes from wikipedia

- winged sandals. Hermes plays the role of the psychopomp or "soul guide"—a conductor of souls into the afterlife.: 179, 295  In myth, Hermes functions as...
- carriage. Thierry Hermès was born in Krefeld, Germany, to a French father and a German mother. The family moved to France in 1828. In 1837, Hermès first established...
- Hermes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hermes is the divine messenger of the Olympian gods in Gr**** mythology. Hermes may also refer to: Hermes Trismegistus...
- question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Hermes Trismegistus (from Ancient Gr****: Ἑρμῆς ὁ Τρισμέγιστος, "Hermes the Thrice-Greatest") is a legendary ****enistic...
- used in the Hermes 450. It has the option of carrying four Rafael Spike missiles. It is the basis of the Thales Watchkeeper WK450 and Hermes 900 designs...
- leather-harness maker and fashion designer. He is the founder of Hermès. Thierry Hermès was born in 1801 in the city of Krefeld in modern-day Germany, which...
- In January 1985, CNES proposed to proceed with Hermes development under the au****es of the ESA. Hermes was to have ke**** a crewed spaceflight program...
- "herald's wand, or staff") is the staff carried by Hermes in Gr**** mythology and consequently by Hermes Trismegistus in Greco-Egyptian mythology. The same...
- Hermes UK. Otto Group would continue to own 25% of the company. Advent would also acquire a 25% stake in Hermes Germany, which includes other Hermes Germany...
- Navy have been named HMS Hermes, after Hermes, the messenger god of Gr**** mythology, while another was planned: HMS Hermes (1796) was a 12-gun brig-sloop...