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/ˈsinəˌbär/,
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A bright red mineral consisting of mercury sulfide. It is the only important ore of mercury and is sometimes used as a pigment,
  1. A bright red mineral consisting of mercury sulfide. It is the only important ore of mercury and is sometimes used as a pigment

  2. The bright red color of this; vermilion
    • - the blood coagulated in cinnabar threads
  1. a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury
  2. vermilion: of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
  3. large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
  4. Cinnabar, (cinnabarite, red mercury(II) sulfide (HgS), native vermilion), is the common ore of mercury. The name comes from κινναβαρι (kinnabari), a Greek word most likely applied by Theophrastus to several distinct substances. ...
  5. A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion; a bright red colour tinted with orange; Of a bright red colour tinted with orange
  6. A soft stone composed of mercury sulfide, cinnabar is bright or brick red in color and is often carved in intricate fashion. Today, much jewelry called cinnabar is actually a heavy molded polymer made to resemble cinnabar beads, or red lacquered wood. Buy Cinnabar Beads
  7. Red is a symbol of long life in China and the Chinese have used cinnabar in their art for centuries. ...
  8. 1. cystallized red mercuric sulfide, artificially used a red pigment. 2. brilliant red
  9. The bar where mineralogists break the Ten Commandments: the cinnabar.
  10. red mercury ore, or mercuric sulfide, which was highly valued and used for its color and chemical properties; a primary ingredient used in the Taoist elixirs of Outer Alchemy. ...
  11. Cinnabar is the only important ore of Mercury and is a brilliant red or vermilion color mineral used as a red pigment.  Most popular in China, the origin of the word is probably Chinese.  The color is sometimes referred to as "dragon's blood. ...
  12. ranging in color from scarlet to brick red, the mineral cinnabar is a common ore of mercury. It is generally found in a granular rather than crystalline form and is often carved for use in jewelry. Some cinnabar mines used by the ancient Romans are still in use today.
  13. is the mineral mercury sulfide with a color ranging from cinnamon to scarlet to brick red and can be translucent to transparent. It is very soft and often carved. Hardness=2-2.5, S.G.=8.1
  14. an oxblood colored resin byproduct of Mercury.
  15. Cinnabar is the bright red ore of mercury sulfide. Known as "Dragon's Blood," the roasted rocks emit a thick reddish smoke, as pure glistening mercury oozes from cracks. ...
  16. (brownish-burgundy),