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vermilionette

vermilionette noun: a vermilion red pigment that, unlike true vermilion, does not contain mercury.

Noun

vermilionette (countable and uncountable, plural vermilionettes)

  1. A vermilion red pigment that, unlike true vermilion, does not contain mercury.

Forms of vermilionette

pluralvermilionettes

Origin of vermilionette

From vermilion + -ette.

Questions about vermilionette

What does vermilionette mean?
Vermilionette means a vermilion red pigment that, unlike true vermilion, does not contain mercury.
What part of speech is vermilionette?
Vermilionette is a noun.
What is the plural of vermilionette?
The plural of vermilionette is vermilionettes.

Words near vermilionette in the dictionary

  1. Vermilion Parish
  2. Vermilion River
  3. vermilionectomies
  4. vermilionectomy
  5. vermilioned
  6. vermilionette
  7. vermilionettes
  8. vermilioning
  9. vermilionize
  10. vermilionized
  11. vermilionizes

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