CINNABAR

Cinnabar

Cinnabar or cinnabarite, is the common ore of mercury.

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cinnabar

Noun

  1. A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
  2. A bright red colour tinted with orange.

Adjective

  1. Of a bright red colour tinted with orange.


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