ALL meanings of cinnabar
cin·na·bar
C c - noun cinnabar 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 4
- noun cinnabar the red form of mercuric sulphide (mercury(II) sulphide), esp when used as a pigment 4
- noun cinnabar a large red-and-black European moth, Callimorpha jacobaeae: family Arctiidae (tiger moths, etc) 4
- noun cinnabar mercuric sulfide, HgS, a heavy, bright-red mineral, the principal ore of mercury 4
- noun cinnabar artificial mercuric sulfide, used as a red pigment 3
- noun cinnabar brilliant red; vermilion 3
- noun cinnabar a bright red to reddish-orange; vermilion 2
- noun cinnabar a mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS, occurring in red crystals or masses: the principal ore of mercury. 1
- noun cinnabar red mercuric sulfide, used as a pigment. 1
- noun cinnabar bright red; vermillion. 1
- noun cinnabar bright red pigment 1
- adjective cinnabar bright red in colour 1
- noun cinnabar bright red colour 1
- noun cinnabar A bright red mineral consisting of mercury sulfide. It is the only important ore of mercury and is sometimes used as a pigment. 1
- noun cinnabar A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion. 0
- noun cinnabar A bright red colour tinted with orange. 0
- adjective cinnabar Of a bright red colour tinted with orange. 0