MINIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does minium mean? 

• MINIUM (noun)
  The noun MINIUM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MINIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MINIUM (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

minium; red lead

Hypernyms ("minium" is a kind of...):

oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)

Derivation:

miniate (paint with red lead or vermilion)