orpiment

(ôr′pi mənt)

noun

arsenic trisulfide, AsS, having a lemon-yellow color and a resinous luster: it is used as a pigment

Origin: OFr < L auripigmentum, pigment of gold: see auric & pigment

See orpiment in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Arsenic trisulfide, As₂S₃, a yellow mineral used as a pigment.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin auripigmentum

Origin: : aurum, gold

Origin: + pigmentum, pigment; see pigment

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