Associations to the word «Minium»

Wiktionary

MINIUM, noun. (now historical) Cinnabar, especially when used as a pigment; vermilion. [from 14th c.]
MINIUM, noun. Red lead. [from 17th c.]

Dictionary definition

MINIUM, noun. A reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints and in glass and ceramics.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley