— cinnabarine /sin"euh beuh reen', -beuhr in, -bahr'uyn, -een/ , cinnabaric /sin'euh bar"ik/ , adj.
/sin"euh bahr'/ , n.
1. a mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS, occurring in red crystals or masses: the principal ore of mercury.
2. red mercuric sulfide, used as a pigment.
3. bright red; vermillion.
[ 1350-1400; cinnabaris kinnábari cynoper ]