Look up: cinnabar

1. cinnabar
   [n] - a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide 2. [n] - large red-and-black European moth
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2. cinnabar
   red pigment with the formula HgS,mainly used in artists paints.C.I.Pigment Red 106 Category: The chemical industry
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3. Cinnabar
   Cin'na·bar noun [ Latin cinnabaris , Greek ...; probably of Oriental origin; confer Persian qinbār , Hind. shangarf .] 1. (Min.) Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red crystals, and also in red or ...
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4. cinnabar
   cinnabar moth noun large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
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5. cinnabar
   noun a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury
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6. Cinnabar
   • (n.) The artificial red sulphide of mercury used as a pigment; vermilion. • (n.) Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is used in medicine.
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7. cinnabar
   mercury sulfide (HgS), the chief ore mineral of mercury. It is commonly encountered with pyrite, marcasite, and stibnite in veins near recent ... [5 related articles]
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8. cinnabar
   Mercuric sulphide mineral, HgS, the only commercially useful ore of mercury. It is deposited in veins and impregnations near recent volcanic rocks and hot springs. The mineral itself is used as a red pigment, commonly known as vermilion. Cinnabar is found in the USA (California), Spain (Almadén), Peru, Italy, and Slovenia
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9. cinnabar
   cinnabar (sin'ubär) , mineral, the sulfide of mercury, HgS. Deep red in color, it is used as a pigment (see vermilion), but principally it is a source of the metal mercury. It is mined in Spain, Italy, and in the United States in California. The mercury is obtained from it by roasting, the ...
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10. Cinnabar
    Cinnabar (vermilion) is a red crystalline form of mercuric sulphide. It has the formulae HgS and a relative hardness of 3. It often has a bright red colour. The only important source of mercury and it's found in few localities. Occurs as vein fillings near recent volcanic rocks and hot springs. Used...
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