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Cinnabar   /sˈɪnəbˌɑr/   Listen
Cinnabar

noun
1.
A heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury.
2.
Large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort.  Synonyms: Callimorpha jacobeae, cinnabar moth.



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"Cinnabar" Quotes from Famous Books



... 280. Cinnabar, HgS, is practically the only source of mercury— quicksilver. Austria, Spain, and California contain nearly all the mines. In these mines the metal also occurs native to a small extent. It is ...
— An Introduction to Chemical Science • R.P. Williams


Words linked to "Cinnabar" :   genus Callimorpha, Callimorpha, atomic number 80, mineral, quicksilver, hydrargyrum, arctiid, mercury, chromatic, hg, arctiid moth


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