SINCE 1828
antimony vermilion
nounDefinition of antimony vermilion
: a vermilion pigment made by treating a soluble antimony compound (such as antimony trichloride) with a thiosulfate or hydrogen sulfide and consisting of antimony trisulfide or oxysulfide
— called also antimony cinnabar
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