cinnabar
/sin-uh-bahr/US // ˈsɪn əˌbɑr //UK // (ˈsɪnəˌbɑː) //
朱砂,朱雀,朱鹮,朱子
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS, occurring in red crystals or masses: the principal ore of mercury.
- : red mercuric sulfide, used as a pigment.
- : bright red; vermillion.
Examples
Cinnabar, when ground very fine, will make a beautiful red paint.
It forms part of a soft, red rock called cinnabar, composed of mercury and sulphur.
Them men as works in cinnabar sooner or later gets salviated.
Then we had the cinnabar mines—you may see them along the slope to northward, right over the west end of the town.
Cinnabar 278 was occupied on the 21st in the morning, and a heavy contribution raised.
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