HyperDic: orpiment

English > 1 sense of the word orpiment:
NOUNsubstanceorpimenta yellow mineral occurring in conjunction with realgar
orpiment > pronunciation
Soundsao'rpahmahnt
Rhymesabandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...
English > orpiment: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA yellow mineral occurring in conjunction with realgar; an ore of arsenic.
BroadermineralSolid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substancesarsenic, As, atomic number 33A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms
Spanishoropimente
Catalanorpiment

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