The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The desiccated bodies of certain insects (female ''Kermes ilicis'' and ''Kermes vermilio''), which live on the kermes oak, formerly much used as a material for dye and a medicinal ingredient; also a given mixture, preparation etc. containing such insects. 2 A red Italian alcoholic liqueur.
Wikipedia
Alkermes plc is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on central nervous system (CNS) diseases. The company is the result of a merger in September 2011 between Alkermes, Inc. and Elan Drug Technologies (EDT), the former drug formulation and manufacturing division of Élan Corporation, plc. The company is headquartered in Dublin, and has an R&D center in Waltham, Massachusetts and manufacturing facilities in Athlone, Ireland and Wilmington, Ohio.
Alkermes may refer to:
- Alkermes (company), a biopharmaceutical company
- Alchermes, a red liqueur coloured by inclusion of the insect Kermes vermilio
Usage examples of "alkermes".
Then I reduced them into a fine powder, and ordered the Jewish confectioner to mix the powder in my presence with a paste made of amber, sugar, vanilla, angelica, alkermes and storax, and I waited until the comfits prepared with that mixture were ready.
Then I reduced them into a fine powder, and ordered the Jewish confectioner to mix the powder in my presence with a paste made of amber, sugar, vanilla, angelica, alkermes and storax, and I waited until the comfits prepared with that mixture were ready.