green cinnabar

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green cinnabar - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cinnabar \Cin"na*bar\, n. [L. cinnabaris, Gr. ?; prob. of
     Oriental origin; cf. Per. qinb[=a]r, Hind. shangarf.]
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     1. (Min.) Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red
        crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is
        used in medicine.
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     2. The artificial red sulphide of mercury used as a pigment;
        vermilion.
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     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.
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