More fully "red minium". A form of lead oxide; = "red lead".
Origin
Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From classical Latin minium native cinnabar, red lead, further etymology uncertain: probably of Iberian origin.
Definition of minium in US English:
minium
nounˈmɪnɪəm
More fully "red minium". A form of lead oxide; = "red lead".
Origin
Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From classical Latin minium native cinnabar, red lead, further etymology uncertain: probably of Iberian origin.