realgar


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
realgar /rɪˈalgə/
noun a soft reddish mineral consisting of arsenic sulphide, formerly used as a pigment and in fireworks.
– origin ME: via med. L. from Arab. rahj al-ġār ‘arsenic’, lit. ‘dust of the cave’.
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