cinnabar

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also

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cinnabar (plural cinnabars)

1. A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion
2. (color/colour) a bright red colour tinted with orange.

   cinnabar colour:

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cinnabar (comparative more cinnabar, superlative most cinnabar)

1. (color/colour) of a bright red colour tinted with orange.

[edit] Derived terms

• cinnabar moth
• hypercinnabar
• metacinnabar

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• mercury
• Appendix:Colours