cinnabar – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
cinnabar
n.
mercuric sulfide (main ore of mercury); mercuric sulfide used to make a reddish pigment; vermilion, bright red color
Cinnabar
Cinnabar and
cinnabarite (pronounced and ), likely deriving from the Greek κινναβαρι (
kinnabari), refer to the common bright scarlet to brick-red form of
mercury(II) sulfide, formula HgS, that is the most common source
ore for refining
elemental mercury, and is the historic source for the brilliant red or scarlet pigment termed
vermilion and associated red mercury pigments.
cinnabar
Noun
1. a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury
(hypernym) mineral
(substance-meronym) mercury, quicksilver, hydrargyrum, Hg, atomic number 80
2. large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
(synonym) cinnabar moth, Callimorpha jacobeae
(hypernym) arctiid, arctiid moth
(member-holonym) Callimorpha, genus Callimorpha
Adjective
1. of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
(synonym) vermilion, vermillion, Chinese-red
(similar) chromatic
Cinnabar
(n.)
The artificial red sulphide of mercury used as a pigment; vermilion.
(n.)
Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is used in medicine.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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cinnabar
N
red pigment/dragon's blood; resin of tree Pterocarpus draco; (NOT HgS/cinnabar)
