CINNABAR


Meaning of CINNABAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsi-nə-ˌbär ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English cynabare, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French sinopre, from Latin cinnabaris, from Greek kinnabari, of non-Indo-European 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 -bə-ˌrīn, -ˌbär-in adjective

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