Associations to the word «Minium»

Wiktionary

MINIUM, noun. (now historical) Cinnabar, especially when used as a pigment; vermilion. [from 14th c.]
MINIUM, noun. Red lead. [from 17th c.]

Dictionary definition

MINIUM, noun. A reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints and in glass and ceramics.

Wise words

More wisdom is latent in things as they are than in all the words men use.
Antoine De Saint-Exupery