minium
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min·i·um
(mĭn′ē-əm)n.
Red lead.
[Latin.]
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minium
(ˈmɪnɪəm)n
(Elements & Compounds) another name for red lead
[C14 (meaning: vermilion): from Latin]
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Noun | 1. | minium - a reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints and in glass and ceramics oxide - any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical |
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