Cinnabar — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury

large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɛsɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskɹˌɪmɪnˈeɪʃənəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskɹˌɪmɪnˈeɪʃənəl/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɛsɪl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vermillion cinnabar moth Callimorpha jacobeae Chinese-red vermilion

Parts of Speech

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 Forms

vermilion

noun

a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zinnober

ein schweres rötliches Mineral, bestehend aus Quecksilbersulfid; die Hauptquelle von Quecksilber

🇫🇷French

cinabre

un minéral rougeâtre lourd constitué de sulfure mercurique ; la principale source de mercure

🇪🇸Spanish

cinabrio

un mineral rojizo pesado que consiste en sulfuro de mercurio; la principal fuente de mercurio

🇮🇹Italian

cinabro

un minerale rossastro pesante costituito da solfuro di mercurio; la principale fonte di mercurio

🇳🇱Dutch

cinnaber

een zwaar roodachtig mineraal bestaande uit kwiksulfide; de belangrijkste bron van kwik

🇵🇹Portuguese

cinábrio

um mineral pesado avermelhado que consiste em sulfeto de mercúrio; a principal fonte de mercúrio

🇷🇺Russian

киноварь

тяжелый красноватый минерал, состоящий из сульфида ртути; главный источник ртути

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सिंगरिफ

एक भारी लाल रंग का खनिज जिसमें मर्क्यूरिक सल्फाइड होता है; पारे का मुख्य स्रोत

🇮🇳Tamil

இலவங்கப்பட்டை

மெர்குரிக் சல்பைடு கொண்ட ஒரு கனமான சிவப்பு நிற தாது; பாதரசத்தின் முக்கிய ஆதாரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సిన్నబార్

మెర్క్యూరిక్ సల్ఫైడ్‌తో కూడిన భారీ ఎర్రటి ఖనిజం; పాదరసం యొక్క ప్రధాన మూలం

🇮🇳Marathi

दालचिनी

मर्क्युरिक सल्फाइड असलेले जड लालसर खनिज; पाराचा मुख्य स्त्रोत

🇮🇳Gujarati

સિનાબાર

મર્ક્યુરિક સલ્ફાઇડ ધરાવતું ભારે લાલ રંગનું ખનિજ; પારાના મુખ્ય સ્ત્રોત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿನ್ನಬಾರ್

ಮರ್ಕ್ಯುರಿಕ್ ಸಲ್ಫೈಡ್ ಅನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಭಾರೀ ಕೆಂಪು ಖನಿಜ; ಪಾದರಸದ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಮೂಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സിന്നബാർ

മെർക്കുറിക് സൾഫൈഡ് അടങ്ങിയ കനത്ത ചുവന്ന ധാതു; മെർക്കുറിയുടെ പ്രധാന ഉറവിടം

🇵🇰Urdu

دار چینی

مرکیورک سلفائیڈ پر مشتمل ایک بھاری سرخی مائل معدنیات؛ مرکری کا اہم ذریعہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

辰砂

一种由硫化汞组成的重红色矿物；汞的主要来源

🇯🇵Japanese

辰砂

硫化水銀からなる重くて赤みがかった鉱物。水銀の主な発生源

🇰🇷Korean

단사

황화수은으로 구성된 무겁고 붉은 빛을 띠는 광물; 수은의 주요 공급원

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chu sa

một khoáng chất nặng màu đỏ bao gồm sunfua thủy ngân; nguồn thủy ngân chính

🇹🇭Thai

ชาด

แร่สีแดงหนักที่ประกอบด้วยเมอร์คิวริกซัลไฟด์ แหล่งสำคัญของสารปรอท

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الزنجفر

معدن ثقيل محمر يتكون من كبريتيد الزئبق. المصدر الرئيسي للزئبق

🇮🇷Persian

سینابار

یک کانی مایل به قرمز سنگین متشکل از سولفید جیوه؛ منبع اصلی جیوه

🇹🇷Turkish

zinober

cıva sülfürden oluşan ağır kırmızımsı bir mineral; cıvanın ana kaynağı

🇮🇱Hebrew

קינבר

מינרל אדמדם כבד המורכב מגופרית כספית; המקור העיקרי של כספית

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