Zinnober — meaning in English

English meaning

• cinnabar noun A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
• vermilion noun A vivid orange-red color, originally made from a mineral pigment.

Senses

Zinnober is used for these senses in English:

• vermilion A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar.

cinnabar — full definition

1. noun A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
2. noun A bright red colour tinted with orange.
3. noun A species of erebid moth, Tyria jacobaeae, having red patches on its predominantly black wings.
4. noun Synonym of dragon's blood (“type of resin”).

vermilion — full definition

1. noun A vivid orange-red color, originally made from a mineral pigment.
2. adj Having this bright orange-red color.