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Cinnabar — Cin na*bar, n. [L. cinnabaris, Gr. ?; prob. of Oriental origin; cf. Per. qinb[=a]r, Hind. shangarf.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Min.) Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is used in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cinnabar — ► NOUN 1) a bright red mineral consisting of mercury sulphide. 2) (also cinnabar moth) a day flying moth with black and red wings. ORIGIN Greek kinnabari … English terms dictionary
cinnabar — [sin′ə bär΄] n. [ME cinabare < L cinnabaris < Gr kinnabari < ? Ar zinjafr < Pers šangarf, red lead, cinnabar] 1. mercuric sulfide, HgS, a heavy, bright red mineral, the principal ore of mercury 2. artificial mercuric sulfide, used as… … English World dictionary
cinnabar — cinnabar. Mутация, фенотипически проявляющаяся в изменении цвета глаз у дрозофилы, одна из первых (наряду с vermilion <cм.>) мутаций, с помощью которой было показано биохимическое действие генов она нарушает функционирование фермента,… … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Cinnabar — Cinnabar, also known as *minium, was employed to produce the reds and vermilion used by MS illuminators. Large quantities have been mined in Spain for two millennia; it is known to chemists as mercury sulphide (HgS). Cf. Brasil; Lapis lazuli … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
cinnabar — (n.) mid 15c., red or crystalline form of mercuric sulphide, also applied to other ores of mercury, originally with reference to its use as a pigment; from O.Fr. cinabre (13c.), from L.L. cinnabaris, from Gk. kinnabari, of oriental origin (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
cinnabar or cn — — мутация, фенотипически проявляющаяся в изменении цвета глаз у дрозофилы. Это одна из первых мутаций (наряду с мутацией vermillion), с помощью которой было показано биохимическое действие генов: она нарушает функционирование фермента,… … Генетика. Энциклопедический словарь
Cinnabar — This article is about the mineral. For the plant resin, see Dragon s blood. For the moth, see Cinnabar moth. Cinnabar Cinnabar on Dolomite General … Wikipedia
cinnabar — cinnabarine /sin euh beuh reen , beuhr in, bahr uyn, een/, cinnabaric /sin euh bar ik/, adj. /sin euh bahr /, n. 1. a mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS, occurring in red crystals or masses: the principal ore of mercury. 2. red mercuric sulfide, used … Universalium
cinnabar — gyvsidabrio(II) sulfidas statusas T sritis chemija formulė HgS atitikmenys: angl. artificial cinnabar; black mercury sulfide; cinnabar; mercuric sulfide; mercury(II) sulfide; metacinnabarite; vermilion rus. ртути(II) сульфид; ртуть сернистая … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
cinnabar — noun Etymology: Middle English cynabare, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French sinopre, from Latin cinnabaris, from Greek kinnabari, of non Indo European origin; akin to Arabic zinjafr cinnabar Date: 14th century 1. artificial red mercuric… … New Collegiate Dictionary
