ORPIMENT


Meaning of ORPIMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯr-pə-mənt ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin auripigmentum, from aurum + pigmentum pigment

Date: 14th century

: a rare orange to lemon-yellow mineral consisting of a native trisulfide of arsenic

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