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/ˈmɪnɪəm/ · noun
(now historical) Cinnabar, especially when used as a pigment; vermilion..
The compounds formed by the combination of the peroxide of lead with the protoxide have received the general name of miniums, and are known in commerce as red lead.
[H]e was so overcome by suffering that his face, which had once been of oriental minium, now became like orpiment, and the hams of his lips turned into rancid lard.
Use minium when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Minium means (now historical) Cinnabar, especially when used as a pigment; vermilion..
Common synonyms include red lead.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The compounds formed by the combination of the peroxide of lead with the protoxide have received the general name of miniums, and are known in commerce as red lead.
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