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minium
[ min-ee-uhm ]
minium
/ ˈmɪnɪəm /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of minium1
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: cinnabar, red lead
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Word History and Origins
Origin of minium1
C14 (meaning: vermilion): from Latin
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Example Sentences
Perhaps the most interesting experiment made by Hales is the heating of minium (red-lead) with the production of oxygen.
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Native minium or red lead, has an earthy aspect, of a lively and nearly pure red colour, but sometimes inclining to orange.
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The best minium, however, called orange mine, is made by the slow calcination of good white lead (carbonate) in iron trays.
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The battery is composed of two sheets of lead, which are covered with a layer of minium (Pb3O4).
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Nor shall thy title be marked with minium, nor thy leaf scented with cedar-oil.
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