Associations to the word «Cinnabar»

Wiktionary

CINNABAR, noun. A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
CINNABAR, noun. A bright red colour tinted with orange.
CINNABAR, adjective. Of a bright red colour tinted with orange.
CINNABAR MOTH, noun. Tyria jacobaeae, a Eurasian moth

Dictionary definition

CINNABAR, noun. A heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury.
CINNABAR, noun. Large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort.
CINNABAR, adjective. Of a vivid red to reddish-orange color.

Wise words

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