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realgar in British English
(rɪˈælɡə)
noun
a rare orange-red soft mineral consisting of arsenic sulphide in monoclinic crystalline form. It occurs in Utah and Romania and as a deposit from hot springs. It is an important ore of arsenic and is also used as a pigment. Formula: AsS
Word origin
C14: via Medieval Latin from Arabic rahj al-ghar powder of the minerealgar in American English
(riˈælgər)
noun
a bright orange-red, monoclinic mineral, AsS, used in fireworks, paints, etc.; arsenic sulfide
Word origin
ME < ML, ult. < Ar rahj al-ghār, lit., dust of the cave < rahj, dust + al, the + ghār, cave, mine: orig. obtained by miningImage ofrealgar
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