anthrax
Latin > English
anthrax anthracis N M :: natural cinnabar (HgS); a virulent ulcer
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
anthrax: ăcis, m., = ἄνθραξ (coal).
I Natural cinnabar (the color of which is like a burning coal), Vitr. 7, 8.—
II In medic., a virulent ulcer (in pure Lat., carbunculus), Aem. Macr. de Herb. c. de Sabina.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
anthrax, ăcis, m. (ἄνθραξ),
1 minium brut : Vitr. Arch. 7, 8, 1
2 ulcère : Plin. Val. 3, 20.
Latin > German (Georges)
anthrax, acis, m. (ἄνθραξ, die Kohle), I) ein Quecksilbererz, woraus Zinnober bereitet wird, Bergzinnober, Vitr. 7, 8, 1. – II) ein fressendes Geschwür (lat. carbunculus), Plin. Val. 3, 20 (Akk. Plur. -acas).