orpyment

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French orpiment, from Latin auripigmentum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔrp(i)ˈmɛnt/, /ˈɔrp(i)mɛnt/

Noun

orpyment (uncountable)

  1. orpiment (as used in alchemy and medicine)

Descendants

  • English: orpiment

References

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