Definition of Cinnabar
Cin´na`bar
n.
1.
1.
(Min.)
Red
sulphide
of
mercury
,
occurring
in
brilliant
red
crystals
,
and
also
in
red
or
brown
amorphous
masses
.
It
is
used
in
medicine
.
2.
The
artificial
red
sulphide
of
mercury
used
as
a
pigment
;
vermilion
.
Cinnabar Græcorum
(Med.)
Same
as
Dragon's blood
.
Green cinnabar
a
green
pigment
consisting
of
the
oxides
of
cobalt
and
zinc
subjected
to
the
action
of
fire
.
Hepatic cinnabar
(Min.)
an
impure
cinnabar
of
a
liver-brown
color
and
submetallic
luster
.
Related Words
Chinese-red
,
chromatic
,
vermilion
,
vermillion
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