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Orpiment vs Zarnec - What's the difference?

orpiment | zarnec |

As nouns the difference between orpiment and zarnec

is that orpiment is arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment while zarnec is a native sulfide of arsenic, including sandarac and orpiment.

orpiment

English

(wikipedia orpiment)

Alternative forms

* auripigment

Noun

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

    • Derived terms

    * red orpiment * yellow orpiment

    Anagrams

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    zarnec

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (mineralogy, obsolete) A native sulfide of arsenic, including sandarac and orpiment.

    • Alternative forms

    * zarnich