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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