Meanings
nounmercuric sulfide (uncountable)
alternative sulphide
- uncountablechemistryThe sulfide of mercury, HgS, that occurs as the mineral cinnabar.
Synonyms: mercury sulfide, vermilion
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe sulfide of mercury, HgS, that occurs as the mineral cinnabar.
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Translations
Finnish elohopeasulfidi
- elohopeasulfidisulfide of mercury
Latin anthrax
- anthraxsulfide of mercury
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