orpyment

Middle English

Alternative forms

• orpiment, orpement, orpment, orpemynt

Etymology

From Old French orpiment, from Latin auripigmentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔrp(i)ˈmɛnt/, /ˈɔrp(i)mɛnt/

Noun

orpyment (uncountable)

1. orpiment (as used in alchemy and medicine)

Descendants

• English: orpiment

References

• “orpiment, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.