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		Definition of cinnabar in English: cinnabarnoun ˈsɪnəbɑːˈsɪnəˌbɑr 1mass noun A bright red mineral consisting of mercury sulphide, sometimes used as a pigment. 朱砂,辰砂 Example sentencesExamples -  It is still possible to buy smears of cinnabar in the town of Huancavelica, located at 1,000 meters below the mine.
 -  When he was only 15, an immortal taught him the art of refining cinnabar into a medicine that was said to cure all illnesses.
 -  The Greek philosopher Theophrastus described a method for preparing mercury by rubbing cinnabar with vinegar in a clay dish.
 -  Some of the oldest focus not on gold but on cinnabar, the red mineral mercury sulphide.
 -  Instead of using traditional Japanese mineral pigments such as azurite, lapis, malachite and cinnabar mixed with gelatin, he employed his familiar oil paints and European gilding methods.
 -  In the 5th century B.C., Asian artists discovered that the mineral cinnabar produced a stable, vivid red.
 -  The Taoist quest for longevity, begun in earlier times, persisted with research and experimentation in the consumption of cinnabar.
 -  Cayenne pepper, which easily loses its red colour, was tinted with cinnabar, an extremely poisonous mercury compound.
 -  Mercury is a persistent heavy metal, processed into a liquid from mined cinnabar.
 -  This is when the first texts for obtaining mercury from its ore cinnabar appear.
 -  The data obtained can be used as a reference for controlling soluble mercury contents in Chinese traditional patent medicines containing cinnabar.
 -  The trail once led from the cinnabar or quicksilver mines of Mount St Helena to the port of San Pablo.
 -  But, among what Ms. Moore lists as ‘poisonous’ pigments are cinnabar and realgar.
 -  Red cinnabar had been sprinkled over the body and grave goods.
 -  Allergy to tattoo pigment is rare, but reaction to cinnabar, the red pigment, is the most common.
 -  The mineraloid is usually found in the ore cinnabar, where it must go through a heating and condensing process to be obtained.
 -  Striking jewellery from these Toronto designers includes materials like black jade, amber and cinnabar.
 
 - 1.1 The bright red colour of cinnabar.
鲜红色;朱红色 as modifier the blood coagulated in cinnabar threads 血液凝结成朱红色的细丝。 Example sentencesExamples -  The yellow is paired with a brilliant, beautiful cinnabar red.
 -  The thick curly mass of her cinnabar hair hung heavily, almost to her waist when wet.
 -  In the 16 paintings in this show, Shinoda uses black sumi and cinnabar inks in asymmetrical compositions that balance empty space.
 -  The ocher yellow and cinnabar red walls suggest Morocco, while the citrus and grapevines in containers evoke Italy.
 -  The white plaster dust had been washed out of his hair and now his rich cinnabar mane shone.
 
 Synonyms scarlet, red, crimson, vermilion, cinnabar, wine, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured  
 2A day-flying moth with black and red wings, whose black and yellow caterpillars feed on groundsel and ragwort. 千里光蛾,红棒球蝶灯蛾 Tyria jacobaeae, family Arctiidae Example sentencesExamples -  Ragwort is the food plant for more than 70 species of insects, most notably the cinnabar moth.
 -  In recent years, ragwort hysteria has led to a decline in numbers of cinnabars.
 -  Ragwort supports the life cycle of a multitude of creatures, most notably the cinnabar moth.
 
 
 OriginMiddle English: from Latin cinnabaris, from Greek kinnabari, of oriental origin.    Definition of cinnabar in US English: cinnabarnounˈsɪnəˌbɑrˈsinəˌbär 1A bright red mineral consisting of mercury sulfide. It is the only important ore of mercury and is sometimes used as a pigment. 朱砂,辰砂 Example sentencesExamples -  Red cinnabar had been sprinkled over the body and grave goods.
 -  Mercury is a persistent heavy metal, processed into a liquid from mined cinnabar.
 -  Cayenne pepper, which easily loses its red colour, was tinted with cinnabar, an extremely poisonous mercury compound.
 -  In the 5th century B.C., Asian artists discovered that the mineral cinnabar produced a stable, vivid red.
 -  The Taoist quest for longevity, begun in earlier times, persisted with research and experimentation in the consumption of cinnabar.
 -  Striking jewellery from these Toronto designers includes materials like black jade, amber and cinnabar.
 -  Some of the oldest focus not on gold but on cinnabar, the red mineral mercury sulphide.
 -  It is still possible to buy smears of cinnabar in the town of Huancavelica, located at 1,000 meters below the mine.
 -  Allergy to tattoo pigment is rare, but reaction to cinnabar, the red pigment, is the most common.
 -  Instead of using traditional Japanese mineral pigments such as azurite, lapis, malachite and cinnabar mixed with gelatin, he employed his familiar oil paints and European gilding methods.
 -  The data obtained can be used as a reference for controlling soluble mercury contents in Chinese traditional patent medicines containing cinnabar.
 -  The Greek philosopher Theophrastus described a method for preparing mercury by rubbing cinnabar with vinegar in a clay dish.
 -  But, among what Ms. Moore lists as ‘poisonous’ pigments are cinnabar and realgar.
 -  The trail once led from the cinnabar or quicksilver mines of Mount St Helena to the port of San Pablo.
 -  When he was only 15, an immortal taught him the art of refining cinnabar into a medicine that was said to cure all illnesses.
 -  The mineraloid is usually found in the ore cinnabar, where it must go through a heating and condensing process to be obtained.
 -  This is when the first texts for obtaining mercury from its ore cinnabar appear.
 
 - 1.1 The bright red color of this; vermilion.
鲜红色;朱红色 as modifier the blood coagulated in cinnabar threads 血液凝结成朱红色的细丝。 Example sentencesExamples -  The thick curly mass of her cinnabar hair hung heavily, almost to her waist when wet.
 -  The ocher yellow and cinnabar red walls suggest Morocco, while the citrus and grapevines in containers evoke Italy.
 -  The white plaster dust had been washed out of his hair and now his rich cinnabar mane shone.
 -  In the 16 paintings in this show, Shinoda uses black sumi and cinnabar inks in asymmetrical compositions that balance empty space.
 -  The yellow is paired with a brilliant, beautiful cinnabar red.
 
 Synonyms scarlet, red, crimson, vermilion, cinnabar, wine, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured  
 
 OriginMiddle English: from Latin cinnabaris, from Greek kinnabari, of oriental origin.     |