cinnabar

[ sin-uh-bahr ]

/ ˈsɪn əˌbɑr /

noun

a mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS, occurring in red crystals or masses: the principal ore of mercury.

red mercuric sulfide, used as a pigment.

bright red; vermillion.

Origin of cinnabar

1350–1400; <Latin cinnabaris<Greek kinnábari< ?; replacing Middle English cynoper<Medieval Latin, Latin as above

OTHER WORDS FROM cinnabar

cin·na·bar·ine

[sin-uh-buh-reen, -ber-in, -bahr-ahyn, -een], /ˈsɪn ə bəˌrin, -bər ɪn, -ˌbɑr aɪn, -in/, cin·na·bar·ic

[sin-uh-bar-ik], /ˌsɪn əˈbær ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby cinnabar

cingulectomy, cingulotomy, cingulum, Cinisello Balsamo, Cinna, cinnabar, cinnamene, cinnamic, cinnamic acid, cinnamic alcohol, cinnamic aldehyde

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Example sentences from the Web for cinnabar

Then we had the cinnabar mines—you may see them along the slope to northward, right over the west end of the town.
Wandering Heath|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
No mercury-containing minerals are insoluble in acids; but cinnabar requires aqua regia for solution.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
There were trunks of trees smeared with cinnabar, which resembled columns covered with blood.
Salammbo|Gustave Flaubert
At last I come to a ranch an' worked there a month an' then worked around different places an' wound up in Cinnabar.
Prairie Flowers|James B. Hendryx

This caused the country where they lived to be examined, and the cinnabar was found.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cinnabar

cinnabar

/ (ˈsɪnəˌbɑː) /

noun

a bright red or brownish-red mineral form of mercuric sulphide (mercury(II) sulphide), found close to areas of volcanic activity and hot springs. It is the main commercial source of mercury. Formula: HgS. Crystal structure: hexagonal

the red form of mercuric sulphide (mercury(II) sulphide), esp when used as a pigment

a bright red to reddish-orange; vermilion

a large red-and-black European moth, Callimorpha jacobaeae: family Arctiidae (tiger moths, etc)

Word Origin for cinnabar

C15: from Old French cenobre, from Latin cinnābaris, from Greek kinnabari, of Oriental origin

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单词	cinnabar
释义	cinnabar [ sin-uh-bahr ] / ˈsɪn əˌbɑr / noun a mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS, occurring in red crystals or masses: the principal ore of mercury. red mercuric sulfide, used as a pigment. bright red; vermillion. Origin of cinnabar 1350–1400; <Latin cinnabaris<Greek kinnábari< ?; replacing Middle English cynoper<Medieval Latin, Latin as above OTHER WORDS FROM cinnabar cin·na·bar·ine [sin-uh-buh-reen, -ber-in, -bahr-ahyn, -een], /ˈsɪn ə bəˌrin, -bər ɪn, -ˌbɑr aɪn, -in/, cin·na·bar·ic [sin-uh-bar-ik], /ˌsɪn əˈbær ɪk/, adjective Words nearby cinnabar cingulectomy, cingulotomy, cingulum, Cinisello Balsamo, Cinna, cinnabar, cinnamene, cinnamic, cinnamic acid, cinnamic alcohol, cinnamic aldehyde Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cinnabar Then we had the cinnabar mines—you may see them along the slope to northward, right over the west end of the town. Wandering Heath\|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch No mercury-containing minerals are insoluble in acids; but cinnabar requires aqua regia for solution. A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.\|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer There were trunks of trees smeared with cinnabar, which resembled columns covered with blood. Salammbo\|Gustave Flaubert At last I come to a ranch an' worked there a month an' then worked around different places an' wound up in Cinnabar. Prairie Flowers\|James B. Hendryx This caused the country where they lived to be examined, and the cinnabar was found. St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878\|Various British Dictionary definitions for cinnabar cinnabar / (ˈsɪnəˌbɑː) / noun a bright red or brownish-red mineral form of mercuric sulphide (mercury(II) sulphide), found close to areas of volcanic activity and hot springs. It is the main commercial source of mercury. Formula: HgS. Crystal structure: hexagonal the red form of mercuric sulphide (mercury(II) sulphide), esp when used as a pigment a bright red to reddish-orange; vermilion a large red-and-black European moth, Callimorpha jacobaeae: family Arctiidae (tiger moths, etc) Word Origin for cinnabar C15: from Old French cenobre, from Latin cinnābaris, from Greek kinnabari, of Oriental origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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