Question

what is cinnabar???​

Answer 1

Cinnabar and cinnabarite, likely deriving from the Ancient Greek: κιννάβαρι, refer to the common bright scarlet to brick-red form of mercury(II) sulfide that is the most common source ore for refining .

Answer 2

a bright red mineral consisting of mercury sulphide, sometimes used as a pigment.

a day-flying moth with black and red wings, whose black and yellow caterpillars feed on groundsel and ragwort.