Meaning Of The Word Orpiment

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orpiment in American English
arsenic trisulfide, As2S3, having a lemon-yellow color and a resinous luster: it is used as a pigment
noun: a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As2S3, found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment

orpiment in British English
noun: a yellow mineral consisting of arsenic trisulphide in monoclinic crystalline form occurring in association with realgar: it is an ore of arsenic. Formula: As2S3

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