Translations for orpiment in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

orpiment [Brit ˈɔːpɪm(ə)nt, Am ˈɔrpəmənt] N

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For example, there is orpiment. en.wikipedia.org

The area also produced coal, lead, copper and borax, orpiment, gas, granite, lime, chalk, gypsum, gold, and salt. en.wikipedia.org

With 46% arsenic content, arsenopyrite, along with orpiment, is a principal ore of arsenic. en.wikipedia.org

It is said to have produced copper, iron and orpiment. en.wikipedia.org

These included aqua vitae (i.e. spirits of wine), quicksilver, sal ammoniac, alum, litharge, orpiment, saltpetre, silver, sugar, sulphur, tin, verdigris, vinegar and white lead. en.wikipedia.org

It is generally more rare than realgar and orpiment. en.wikipedia.org

Arsenic sulfides (orpiment, realgar) and oxides have been known and used since ancient times. en.wikipedia.org

Pigments were also made in ancient times from a mineral known as orpiment. en.wikipedia.org

For centuries, orpiment was ground down and used as a pigment in painting and for sealing wax. en.wikipedia.org

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