MINIUM

minium. Minium, n. the red oxyd of lead

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Min″i‐um (?; 277), n. [[L. minium, an Iberian word, the Romans getting all their cinnabar from Spain; cf. Basque armineá.]] (Chem.) 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.