realgar (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *realgar*:
NOUN	substance	realgar	a rare soft orange mineral consisting of arsenic sulphide

English > *realgar*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A rare soft orange mineral consisting of arsenic sulphide; an important ore of arsenic.
Broader	mineral	Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substances	arsenic, As, atomic number 33	A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms
Spanish	rejalgar
Catalan	realgar, rejalgar

HyperDic: realgar