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cin•na•bar
Pronunciation: (sin'u-bär"), [key]—
n.
1. a mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS, occurring in red crystals or masses: the principal ore of mercury.
2. red mercuric sulfide, used as a pigment.
3. bright red; vermillion.
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