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Cinnabar
/ˈsɪ.nə.baː(ɹ)/
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
📖 Definitions of "Cinnabar"
noun
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A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
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A bright red colour tinted with orange.
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A species of moth, Tyria jacobaeae, having red patches on its predominantly black wings.
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(in “Cinnabar Panacea”) The Elixir of Life.
adjective
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Of a bright red colour tinted with orange.
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