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cinnabar

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
cin·na·bar 
          Listen to the pronunciation of cinnabar
Pronunciation:
\ˈsi-nə-ˌbär\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English cynabare, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French sinopre, from Latin cinnabaris, from Greek kinnabari, of non-IE origin; akin to Arabic zinjafr cinnabar
Date:
14th century
1 : artificial red mercuric sulfide used especially as a pigment 2 : a red mineral consisting of native mercuric sulfide HgS that is the only important ore of mercury 3 : a deep vivid red
cin·na·bar·ine 
          Listen to the pronunciation of cinnabarine \-bə-ˌrīn, -ˌbär-in\ adjective


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