Cin'na-bar, n.

n. [Lat. cinnabaris, Gr. κινναβάρις, κινναβάρι, Per. qinbīr; Hind. shangarf; Fr. cinabre, It. cinabro, Sp. & Pg. cinabrio, Pr. cynobre, Ger. zinnober.]

1Sense 1. (Min.) Red sulphuret of mercury or quicksilver, occurring, native, in brilliant red crystals, and also in amorphous masses of different shades of red and brown.

2Sense 2. The artificial red sulphuret of mercury used as a pigment; vermilion.

3Sense 3. (Med.) The red, resinous juice of the Calamus rotang, an East Indian tree, formerly used as an astringent. Dunglison.

Hepatic cinnabar (Min.), an impure cinnabar of a liver-brown color and sub-metallic luster. Dana.