realgar
Plural: realgars
Noun
- a rare soft orange mineral consisting of arsenic sulphide; an important ore of arsenic
- A mineral, arsenic sulfide (AsS), often associated with orpiment and stibnite in lead, silver and gold ores.
- pl. -S a mineral
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English realgar, from Medieval Latin realgar, resalgar, from Arabic رَهْج اَلْغَار (rahj al-ḡār, literally “cave dust”).
Synonyms
red orpiment
Scrabble Score: 8
realgar: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordrealgar: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
realgar: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
realgar is a valid Words With Friends word