ORPIMENT


Meaning of ORPIMENT in English

/awr"peuh meuhnt/ , n.

a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.

[ 1350-1400; ME auripigmentum pigment of gold; see AURI- 1 , PIGMENT ]

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