The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CINNABAR which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1984.
Mercury-bearing ore crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CINNABAR | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Mercury-bearing ore
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cinnabar
- reef
- ironstone
- ledge
- metal
- float
- flask
- tiemannite
- amalgam
- calomel
- element
- elements
Crossword Answer definitions
CINNABAR noun- A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
- A bright red colour tinted with orange.
- A species of moth, Tyria jacobaeae, having red patches on its predominantly black wings.
- (in “Cinnabar Panacea”) The Elixir of Life.
- Of a bright red colour tinted with orange.
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