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Princeton's WordNet

  1. red lead, miniumnoun

    a reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints and in glass and ceramics

Wiktionary

  1. miniumnoun

    red lead

  2. Etymology: From Latin minium "of cinnabar or minium, cinnabar-red, vermilion."

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. MINIUMnoun

    Melt lead in a broad earthen vessel unglazed, and stir it continually till it be calcined into a grey powder; this is called the calx of lead; continue the fire, stirring it in the same manner, and it becomes yellow; in this state it is used in painting, and is called masticot or massicot; after this put it into a reverberatory furnace, and it will calcine further, and become of a fine red, which is the common minium or red lead: among the ancients minium was the name for cinnabar: the modern minium is used externally, and is excellent in cleansing and healing old ulcers. John Hill Mat. Med.

    Etymology: Latin.

Wikipedia

  1. Minium

    Minium is a genus of thalloid alga. The thalli take a crustose form.

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  1. minium

    Minium, also known as red lead, is a bright red to orange crystalline pigment that is chemically a lead oxide. It has historically been used in paints and corrosion-resistant coatings, but due to its toxicity, its use has been largely phased out in favor of safer alternatives.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Miniumnoun

    a heavy, brilliant red pigment, consisting of an oxide of lead, Pb3O4, obtained by exposing lead or massicot to a gentle and continued heat in the air. It is used as a cement, as a paint, and in the manufacture of flint glass. Called also red lead

  2. Etymology: [L. minium, an Iberian word, the Romans getting all their cinnabar from Spain; cf. Basque armine.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Minium

    min′i-um, n. red oxide of lead.—adj. Min′iate, minium coloured.—v.t. to paint with minium. [Fr.,—L., minium, red lead.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. MINIUM

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Minium is ranked #49177 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Minium surname appeared 428 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Minium.

    95.7% or 410 total occurrences were White.
    1.1% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    1.1% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.1% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of minium in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of minium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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