Cinnabar

Definition:

  • (n.) Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is used in medicine.
  • (n.) The artificial red sulphide of mercury used as a pigment; vermilion.

Compare cinnabar with other words:

cinnabar vs. malachite

cinnabar vs. pigment

cinnabar vs. ore

cinnabar vs. mineral

cinnabar vs. red

cinnabar vs. mercury

cinnabar vs. sulfur

cinnabar vs. isabel

cinnabar vs. vermilion