orpiment

English - Turkish

Definition of orpiment in English Turkish dictionary

sarı zırnık

orpiment

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of orpiment in Turkish Turkish dictionary

Sarı zırnık

English - English

Definition of orpiment in English English dictionary

arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment

{n} sulphuret of arsenic, 8 parts sulphur and 2 of arsenic

It is used in king's yellow, in white Indian fire, and in certain technical processes, as indigo printing

a yellow mineral occuring in conjunction with realgar; an ore of arsenic

arsenic trisulphide, occuring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment

Arsenic sesquisulphide, produced artificially as an amorphous lemonyellow powder, and occurring naturally as a yellow crystalline mineral; formerly called auripigment

Turkish - English

Definition of orpiment in Turkish English dictionary

orpiment

Hyphenation

or·pi·ment

Turkish pronunciation

ôrpımınt

Pronunciation

/ˈôrpəmənt/ /ˈɔːrpəmənt/

Etymology

() From Old French, from Latin auripigmentum (“orpiment”), from aurum (“gold”) + pigmentum (“pigment”).