cinnabar
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- noun
- /ˈsɪnəˌbɑr/
- Specialized
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cinabrio
- The miners extracted cinnabar from the deep caves, careful to wear protective gear due to its toxicity.
- cinnabar as mercury
I mean, in cinnabar ore, which is the really red rock used as a dye.
- I mean, in cinnabar ore, which is the really red rock used as a dye.
Examples
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I mean, in cinnabar ore, which is the really red rock used as a dye.
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The red cinnabar paint used in murals throughout the region is slowly turning black.
Academic text (2009) -
We are now in a stupendous deposit of cinnabar.
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The soil is red—bright red—the color of ground cinnabar.
Blog text (22) -
As Tiesler and Cucina have determined, the red paint consisted largely of the toxic mineral cinnabar, or vermilion, with a little hematite and iron ore in the mix.
Academic text (2009) -
In ancient times, cinnabar was ground into powder and used as a pigment in art and cosmetics.
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The bright red cinnabar mineral is often found in areas with volcanic activity.
Compounds
A bright red or orange mushroom with a peppery taste that grows in forests
A large European moth with bright red and black wings whose caterpillars eat ragwort
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cinnabar comes from old Greek and Latin names kinnabari and cinnabaris, probably from a Persian word for the bright 'red' mineral. It was the red ore that contained mercury and was ground to make a strong red pigment, which is why the word names that vivid mineral today.