Word Meanings - CINNABAR - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is used in medicine. 2. The artificial red sulphide of mercury used as a pigment; -- Green cinnabar, a green pigment consisting of the oxides

Additional info about word: CINNABAR

Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is used in medicine. 2. The artificial red sulphide of mercury used as a pigment; -- Green cinnabar, a green pigment consisting of the oxides of cobalt and zinc subjected to the action of fire. -- Hepatic cinnabar , an impure cinnabar of a liver-brown color and submetallic luster.

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