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cinnabar
[ sin-uh-bahr ]
noun
- a mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS, occurring in red crystals or masses: the principal ore of mercury.
- red mercuric sulfide, used as a pigment.
- bright red; vermillion.
cinnabar
/ ˈsɪnəˌbɑː /
noun
- a bright red or brownish-red mineral form of mercuric sulphide (mercury(II) sulphide), found close to areas of volcanic activity and hot springs. It is the main commercial source of mercury. Formula: HgS. Crystal structure: hexagonal
- the red form of mercuric sulphide (mercury(II) sulphide), esp when used as a pigment
- a bright red to reddish-orange; vermilion
- a large red-and-black European moth, Callimorpha jacobaeae: family Arctiidae (tiger moths, etc)
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Other Words From
- cin·na·bar·ine [sin, -, uh, -b, uh, -reen, -ber-in, -bahr-ahyn, -een], cin·na·bar·ic [sin-, uh, -, bar, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cinnabar1
1350–1400; < Latin cinnabaris < Greek kinnábari < ?; replacing Middle English cynoper < Medieval Latin, Latin as above
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cinnabar1
C15: from Old French cenobre, from Latin cinnābaris, from Greek kinnabari, of Oriental origin
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Example Sentences
Cinnabar, when ground very fine, will make a beautiful red paint.
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It forms part of a soft, red rock called cinnabar, composed of mercury and sulphur.
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Them men as works in cinnabar sooner or later gets salviated.
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Then we had the cinnabar mines—you may see them along the slope to northward, right over the west end of the town.
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Cinnabar 278 was occupied on the 21st in the morning, and a heavy contribution raised.
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