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or·pi·ment (ôr′pi mənt)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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