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cinnabar
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cin·na·bar  (sn-bär)
n.
1. A heavy reddish mercuric sulfide, HgS, that is the principal ore of mercury.
2. Red mercuric sulfide used as a pigment.
3. See vermilion.

[Middle English cinabare, from Latin cinnabaris, from Greek kinnabari.]

cinna·barine (-bärn, -n, -b-rn) adj.

cinnabar
Noun
1. a heavy red mineral containing mercury
2. a large red-and-black European moth [Greek kinnabari]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cinnabar - a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury
atomic number 80, Hg, hydrargyrum, mercury, quicksilver - a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
2.cinnabarcinnabar - large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
arctiid, arctiid moth - stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars
Callimorpha, genus Callimorpha - cinnabar moths
Adj.1.cinnabarcinnabar - of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue


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