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cinnabar — cinnabarine /sin euh beuh reen , beuhr in, bahr uyn, een/, cinnabaric /sin euh bar ik/, adj. /sin euh bahr /, n. 1. a mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS, occurring in red crystals or masses: the principal ore of mercury. 2. red mercuric sulfide, used … Universalium
cinnabar — cin•na•bar [[t]ˈsɪn əˌbɑr[/t]] n. 1) mir a mineral, mercuric sulfide, Hgoccurring in red crystals or masses: the principal ore of mercury 2) chem. red mercuric sulfide, used as a pigment 3) bright red; vermilion • Etymology: 1350–1400; < ME… … From formal English to slang
cinnabar — /ˈsɪnəba/ (say sinuhbah) noun 1. a mineral, mercuric sulphide, HgS, often vermilion coloured, the principal ore of mercury. 2. red mercuric sulphide, used as a pigment. 3. bright red; vermilion. 4. a large red European moth, Callimorpha jacobaeae …
