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cinnabar

/ˈsɪnəbɑː/noun

उच्चारण सिनबार

सिंगरफ़, हिंगुल

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noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    a bright red mineral that is the main ore of mercury

    सिंगरफ़, हिंगुल

    • Cinnabar was once ground to make red pigment.
  2. 2

    [U]

    a bright red colour

    सिंदूरी लाल रंग

    • The walls were painted cinnabar.

    Synonyms vermilion

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Synonyms

vermilion

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General knowledge

Cinnabar is mercury sulphide, the chief ore from which mercury is obtained.

GK: Cinnabar मरकरी सल्फ़ाइड है, जो mercury का मुख्य अयस्क है।