Minium and cinnabar

Near Matches Ignore ExactFull Text Everything2 Minium (definition) See all of Minium, no other writeups in this node. (definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:12:14 Min"i*um [L. minium, an Iberian word, the Romans getting all their cinnabar from Spain; cf. Basque armine�xa0;.] Chem. A heavy, brilliant red pigment, consisting of an oxide of lead, Pb3O4, obtained by exposing lead or massicot to a gentle and continued heat in the air. It is used as a cement, as a paint, a...