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vermilion: Meaning and Definition of

ver•mil•ion

Pronunciation: (vur-mil'yun), [key]
— n.
  1. a brilliant scarlet red.
  2. a bright-red, water-insoluble pigment consisting of mercuric sulfide, once obtained from cinnabar, now usually produced by the reaction of mercury and sulfur.
—adj.
  1. of the color vermilion.
—v.t.
  1. to color with or as if with vermilion.

Ver•mil•ion

Pronunciation: (vur-mil'yun), [key]
— n.
  1. a town in N Ohio. 11,012.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
vermifuge vermilion rockfish
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