cinnabar

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/ˈsɪ.nə.baː(ɹ)/ English

Definitions

noun

A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
A bright red colour tinted with orange.
A species of moth, Tyria jacobaeae, having red patches on its predominantly black wings.
(in “Cinnabar Panacea”) The Elixir of Life.

adjective

Of a bright red colour tinted with orange.

Related words

Synonyms

cinnabar moth æthiops mineral callimorpha jacobeae cinnamon vermilion mercuric sulfide hepatic cinnabar mercury sulfide minium ver.metacinnabar virmilion green cinnabar vermillion mercury sulphide metacinnabarite inflammable cinnabar

Associated

realgar orpiment stibnite marcasite ragwort malachite sulphide pyrite sulfide magnetite

Rhymes

char bar reservoir bizarre avatar subpar seminar repertoire spar lodestar

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