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Webster 1913 Edition
Alkermes
Al-ker′mes
,Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Alkermes
ALKERM'ES
, n.In pharmacy, a compound cordial, in the form of a confection, derived from the kermes berries. Its other ingredients are said to be pippin-cider, rose water, sugar, ambergris, musk, cinnamon, aloes-wood, pearls, and leaf-gold.