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- noun mineralogy, obsolete A native
sulfide ofarsenic , includingsandarac andorpiment .
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Ultimately from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭭𐭩𐭪 (zarnik, "gold-colored"), compare Persian زرنیخ (zarnix, "orpiment"), زرنی (zarni).
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