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sandix

sandix noun: a kind of minium, or red lead, made by calcining lead carbonate, but inferior to true minium.

Noun

sandix (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A kind of minium, or red lead, made by calcining lead carbonate, but inferior to true minium.

Forms of sandix

alternative formsandyx

Origin of sandix

From Latin sandix, sandyx (“vermilion, or a colour like vermilion”), from Ancient Greek σάνδυξ (sándux).

Questions about sandix

What does sandix mean?
Sandix means a kind of minium, or red lead, made by calcining lead carbonate, but inferior to true minium.
What part of speech is sandix?
Sandix is a noun.

Words near sandix in the dictionary

  1. sandish
  2. Sanditonian
  3. Sanditonians
  4. Sandiva
  5. sandiver
  6. sandix
  7. sandkruiper
  8. sandkruipers
  9. sandlace
  10. sandlance
  11. sandlances

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