minium

[ min-ee-uhm ]

noun

1. red lead.

minium

/ ˈmɪnɪəm /

noun

1. another name for red lead

Word History and Origins

Origin of minium¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: cinnabar, red lead

Word History and Origins

Origin of minium¹

C14 (meaning: vermilion): from Latin

Example Sentences

They passed a host of Democratic priorities in early 2020, including measures to expand access to voting, raise the minium wage, ban anti-LGBT discrimination, tighten restrictions on guns and loosen them on abortion.

From Washington Post

Some liberals in Congress sent a letter this week to Biden and Vice President Harris urging them to sidestep the parliamentarian’s decision on the minium wage, a move that has historical precedent.

From Washington Post

He supports a $15 minium wage, like most of the other Democratic candidates, and wants to modify the Affordable Care Act to include a public option.

From Seattle Times

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

Overnight and summertime minium give insight in how sustained the heat has become.

From The Guardian