Orpiment

Definition:

  • (n.) Arsenic sesquisulphide, produced artificially as an amorphous lemonyellow powder, and occurring naturally as a yellow crystalline mineral; -- formerly called auripigment. It is used in king's yellow, in white Indian fire, and in certain technical processes, as indigo printing.

Compare orpiment with other words:

orpiment vs. realgar

orpiment vs. pigment

dye vs. orpiment

auripigment vs. orpiment

arsenic vs. orpiment

gold vs. orpiment