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REALGAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does realgar mean? 

REALGAR (noun)
  The noun REALGAR has 1 sense:

1. a rare soft orange mineral consisting of arsenic sulphide; an important ore of arsenicplay

  Familiarity information: REALGAR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REALGAR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A rare soft orange mineral consisting of arsenic sulphide; an important ore of arsenic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("realgar" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

Meronyms (substance of "realgar"):

arsenic; As; atomic number 33 (a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar)


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