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cinnabar

adjective noun

Of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

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Word length
8
Starts with
C
Ends with
R
Contains
IN
Scrabble score
12

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adjective

  1. Of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

noun

  1. Large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort

noun

  1. A heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury

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