Cinnabar

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  • noun. A heavy reddish mercuric sulfide, HgS, that is the principal ore of mercury.
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  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Red Sulphid of mercury.
  • noun. A red resinous juice obtained from an East Indian tree, Calamus Draco, formerly used as an astringent; dragon's-blood.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is used in medicine.
  • noun. The artificial red sulphide of mercury used as a pigment; vermilion.
  • noun. Same as Dragon's blood.
  • noun. a green pigment consisting of the oxides of cobalt and zinc subjected to the action of fire.
  • noun. an impure cinnabar of a liver-brown color and submetallic luster.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
  • noun. A bright red colour tinted with orange.
  • adjective. Of a bright red colour tinted with orange.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury
  • noun. large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
  • adjective. of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
  • Word Usage
    "Her arms and legs wound around the trunk, her incandescent forehead pressed against the ancient idol, this offshoot of Roman Priapus that had escaped being daubed in cinnabar by womenfolk."
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    chromatic  
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    vermilion