sandix

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noun

A kind of minium, or red lead, made by calcining lead carbonate, but inferior to true minium.

OriginLatin sandix ← Ancient Greek σάνδυξ →
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Meanings

nounsandix (uncountable)

alternative sandyx

  1. obsoleteuncountableA kind of minium, or red lead, made by calcining lead carbonate, but inferior to true minium.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσάνδυξ
  2. Latinsandix
  3. Englishsandix

From Latin sandix, sandyx (“vermilion, or a colour like vermilion”), from Ancient Greek σάνδυξ (sándux).

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APA

sandix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandix

MLA

“sandix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandix. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sandix,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandix.

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