Definitions for: Cinnabar

[n] large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
[n] a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury
[adj] of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

Webster (1913) Definition: Cin"na*bar, n. [L. cinnabaris, Gr. ?; prob. of
Oriental origin; cf. Per. qinb[=a]r, Hind. shangarf.]
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 Gr[ae]corum. [L. Graecorum, gen. pl., of the
Greeks.] (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.

Synonyms: Callimorpha jacobeae, Chinese-red, chromatic, cinnabar moth, vermilion, vermillion

See Also: arctiid, arctiid moth, atomic number 80, Callimorpha, genus Callimorpha, Hg, hydrargyrum, mercury, mineral, quicksilver

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