minium
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of minium
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: cinnabar, red lead
Example Sentences
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Better to stick to madder root, red ochre, or the red-lead minium that had been in use since classical antiquity.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 27, 2018
Overnight and summertime minium give insight in how sustained the heat has become.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 5, 2018
Like Virginia, the D.C. rules also require minium levels of insurance coverage and background checks for drivers.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2015
It also would have called on each shareholder to have a minium account balance and to keep it there for at least 30 days.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2012
The base of enamel is a clear, colourless, transparent vitreous compound called flux, which is composed of silica, minium and potash.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
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