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minium

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min⋅i⋅um

  [min-ee-uhm]
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–noun
red lead.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L: cinnabar, red lead

red lead

  [led]
–noun
an orange to red, heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, Pb3O4, obtained by heating litharge in the presence of air: used chiefly as a paint pigment, in the manufacture of glass and glazes, and in storage batteries.
Also called minium.
Compare litharge.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME
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min·i·um   (mĭn'ē-əm)   
n.  Red lead.

[Latin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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