Kermes may refer to : * ''Kermes'' (genus), a genus of insects * Kermes (dye), a red dye made from the bodies of Kermes insects * Kermes oak also called ''Quercus coccifera'', the tree on which the Kermes insects traditionally fed * Alchermes, a confectionery remedy coloured red * Kermesite, the mineral antimony oxysulfide (Sb₂S₂O), also known as red antimony *

Kermes mineral Kermes mineral or ''Alkermes mineral'' was a compound of antimony oxides and sulfides, more specifically, antimony trioxide and trisulfide. It can be made or obtained in the laboratory by the actions of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) on antimony su ...

, an older term for an imprecise compound of antimony oxides and sulfides *

Simone Kermes Simone Kermes (born 17 May 1965, in Leipzig) is a German coloratura soprano, especially known for her virtuoso voice, suited to the opera seria genre of the Baroque and early Classical period. Career Kermes has performed at many importa ...

, a German soprano best known for her work in the virtuoso Baroque and Classical repertoire * Kermesse (festival)

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