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Meaning of cinnabar

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cinnabar

Pronunciation:/ˈsɪ.nə.baː(ɹ)//ˈsɪ.nə.bɑɹ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.

    Synonyms:æthiops mineral
  2. A bright red colour tinted with orange.

  3. A species of moth, Tyria jacobaeae, having red patches on its predominantly black wings.

    Synonyms:cinnabar moth
  4. (in “Cinnabar Panacea”) The Elixir of Life.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of a bright red colour tinted with orange.