Minium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɪnɪəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Minium is a noun meaning (now historical) Cinnabar, especially when used as a pigment; vermilion.
Meaning
(now historical) Cinnabar, especially when used as a pigment; vermilion.
More Meanings
- Red lead.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- miniums
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include minion, vermilion, cinnabar, virmilion, vermillion, metacinnabar.
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