minium

/'miniəm/

Thân thiện

An artist mixes minium pigment into a small pot of oil paint.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A reddish oxide of lead (Pb₃O₄): A chemical compound, also known as red lead, used historically as a pigment in paints, glass, and ceramics.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The ancient Romans used minium to create vibrant red colors in their murals.
  • Conservationists must be careful when handling old paint layers, as they may contain toxic minium.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Historical Context: The term is primarily used in historical, artistic conservation, and industrial chemistry contexts to refer to the specific pigment.
  • The analysis confirmed the presence of minium in the 15th-century manuscript's illuminations.

Variants and Related Words

• Red lead: A common synonym for minium.
  • Red lead was traditionally used as a primer for iron to prevent rust.

Synonyms

• Red lead: The most direct synonym.
• Lead(II,IV) oxide: The systematic chemical name.
• Plumboplumbic oxide: An older chemical name.

Notes on Usage

• Caution: Minium is toxic due to its lead content. Its use in modern consumer paints and products is heavily restricted or banned in many countries. The word is now mostly encountered in historical, artistic, or scientific descriptions.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• red lead