Definition of cinnabar Cinnabar
/sɪˈnʌbɑˌɹ/ - [sinubar] - cin•na•bar
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What does cinnabar mean?
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NounPlural: cinnabars |
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| cinnabar - large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort | ||
| cinnabar moth, Callimorpha jacobeae | ||
| arctiid, arctiid moth stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars | ||
| cinnabar - a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury | ||
| mineral solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cinnabar (n.)
Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is used in medicine. - cinnabar (n.)
The artificial red sulphide of mercury used as a pigment; vermilion.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cinnabar
sin′a-bar, n. sulphuret of mercury, called vermilion when used as a pigment.—adj. vermilion-coloured.—adjs. Cinnabar′ic, Cinn′abarine. [L.,—Gr. kinnabari, a dye, from Persian.]
Wikipedia 
- Cinnabar is a mineral. It is the main ore of mercury and is made up of the chemical "mercury sulfide". Cinnabar is usually bright red, but may be black, too. The bright red ore has been used to color paint for very many years. It is very poisonous.
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🔤- cinnabar, noun, singular of cinnabars.
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