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Cinnabar

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Noun

1. cinnabar

a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury

2. callimorpha jacobeae, cinnabar, cinnabar moth

large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort

Adjective

3. chinese-red, cinnabar, vermilion, vermillion

of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cinnabar

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noun
1. 
a bright red or brownish-red mineral form of mercuric sulphide (mercury(II) sulphide), found close to areas of volcanic activity and hot springs. It is the main commercial source of mercury. Formula: HgS. Crystal structure: hexagonal
2. 
the red form of mercuric sulphide (mercury(II) sulphide), esp when used as a pigment
3. 
a bright red to reddish-orange; vermilion
4. 
a large red-and-black European moth, Callimorpha jacobaeae: family Arctiidae (tiger moths, etc)

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Cinnabar

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noun
1. 
mercuric sulfide, HgS, a heavy, bright-red mineral, the principal ore of mercury
2. 
artificial mercuric sulfide, used as a red pigment
3. 
brilliant red; vermilion

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cinnabar

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n.
1. A heavy reddish mercuric sulfide, HgS, that is the principal ore of mercury.
2. See mercuric sulfide.
3. See vermilion.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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