zarnec

English

Alternative forms

• zarnich

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Iranian *zarnīk (“gold-coloured”); compare Persian زرنیخ (zarnix, “orpiment”), زرنی (zarni, “arsenic”). Doublet of arsenic.

Noun

zarnec (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy, obsolete) A native sulfide of arsenic, including sandarac and orpiment.

Anagrams

• cranze, crazen