auripigment

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A form of orpiment — Arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounauripigment (countable and uncountable, plural auripigments)

plural auripigments

  1. alternativearchaiccountableuncountableVariant of orpiment

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Chicago

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