cinnabar
Collocations
3ADJ.
toxic
VERB + CINNABAR
made
PREP.
from
Definitions
noun
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
A bright red colour tinted with orange.
A species of erebid moth, Tyria jacobaeae, having red patches on its predominantly black wings.
There are a few day-flying exceptions such as hummingbird hawk-moths, silver Ys, cinnabars, scarlet tigers and burnets but, in general, knowledge of moths lags behind that of butterflies.
Synonym of dragon's blood (“type of resin”).
The Elixir of Life.
adj
Of a bright red colour tinted with orange.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
- vermilion
- vermillion
- chinese-red
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Idioms & Phrases
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2There are a few day-flying exceptions such as hummingbird hawk-moths, silver Ys, cinnabars, scarlet tigers and burnets but, in general, knowledge of moths lags behind that of butterflies.
WiktionaryVermilion is made from cinnabar, which is toxic.
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