cinnabar
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgSA deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
» Vermilion is made from cinnabar, which is toxic.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
Zinnober
ки́новарьkínovarʹ
кі́нова́рkínovár, цино́браcynóbra
a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury
(countable, uncountable)A bright red colour tinted with orange.
(countable)A species of erebid moth, Tyria jacobaeae, having red patches on its predominantly black wings.
(countable, uncountable)Synonym of dragon's blood (“type of resin”).
Examples
1 sentencesVermilion is made from cinnabar, which is toxic.
Translations
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Origin
First attested in the mid-15th century. From Middle English cynabare, from Old French cinaFirst attested in the mid-15th century. From Middle English cynabare, from Old French cinabre, from Latin cinnabaris, from Ancient Greek κιννάβαρι (kinnábari), of unknown origin.
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Forms
plural: cinnabarsSynonyms
4 synonyms- large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort:cinnabar mothCallimorpha jacobeae
Word family
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