zarnec

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Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Iranian *zarnīk (“gold-coloured”); compare Persian زرنیخ (zarnix, “orpiment”), زرنی (zarni, “arsenic”). Doublet of arsenic.

Noun

zarnec (uncountable)

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

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