"orpiment" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɔːpɪmənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɔɹpəmənt/ [General-American] Forms: orpiments [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English orpyment, from Old French orpiment, from Latin auripigmentum (“orpiment”), from aurum (“gold”) + pigmentum (“pigment”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂ews-|id=dawn}}, {{inh|en|enm|orpyment}} Middle English orpyment, {{der|en|fro|orpiment}} Old French orpiment, {{der|en|la|auripigmentum|t=orpiment}} Latin auripigmentum (“orpiment”), {{m|la|aurum||gold}} aurum (“gold”), {{m|la|pigmentum||pigment}} pigmentum (“pigment”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} orpiment (countable and uncountable, plural orpiments)
  1. arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment Wikipedia link: orpiment Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Arsenic Synonyms: auripigment Derived forms: red orpiment, yellow orpiment Related terms: realgar, cinnabar Translations (arsenic trisulphide): ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), رَهَج أَصْفَر (rahaj ʔaṣfar) [masculine] (Arabic), զառիկ (zaṙik) (Armenian), арсенов сулфид (arsenov sulfid) (Bulgarian), orpiment [masculine] (Catalan), 雌黃 (Chinese Mandarin), 雌黄 (cíhuáng) (Chinese Mandarin), auripigmentti (Finnish), Auripigment [neuter] (German), Opperment [neuter] (German), gelbes Schwefelarsenik [neuter] (German), gelbe Arsenblende [feminine] (German), Rauschgelb [neuter] (German), orpimento [masculine] (Italian), auripigmentum [neuter] (Latin), artal (Malay), hartal (Malay), retal (Malay), orpyment (Middle English), auripigment (Middle English), زرنیخ (zarnix) (Persian), اورپیمان (orpimân) (Persian), aurypigment [masculine] (Polish), auripigmento [masculine] (Portuguese), ouro-pimenta [masculine] (Portuguese), ouro-pigmento [masculine] (Portuguese), ਹੜਤਾਲ਼ (haṛtāḷ) [feminine] (Punjabi), аурипигме́нт (auripigmént) [masculine] (Russian), oropimente [masculine] (Spanish)

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