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单词 cinnabar
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cin•na•bar  (sinə bär′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mineralogya mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS, occurring in red crystals or masses: the principal ore of mercury.
  2. red mercuric sulfide, used as a pigment.
  3. bright red; vermillion.
  • Medieval Latin, Latin as above
  • ?; replacing Middle English cynoper
  • Greek kinnábari
  • Latin cinnabaris
  • 1350–1400
cin•na•bar•ine  (sinə bə rēn′, -bər in, -bär′īn, -ēn),USA pronunciation cin•na•bar•ic  (sin′ə barik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cinnabar /ˈsɪnəˌbɑː/ n
  1. 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
  2. the red form of mercuric sulphide (mercury(II) sulphide), esp when used as a pigment
  3. a bright red to reddish-orange; vermilion
  4. a large red-and-black European moth, Callimorpha jacobaeae: family Arctiidae (tiger moths, etc)
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French cenobre, from Latin cinnābaris, from Greek kinnabari, of Oriental origin
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