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porporino

/ˌpɔː(ɹ)pəˈɹiːnəʊ/

porporino noun: a composition of mercury, tin, and sulphur, forming a yellow powder, sometimes used by mediaeval artists as a cheaper alternative to gold.

Noun

porporino (uncountable)

  1. (historical, obsolete) A composition of mercury, tin, and sulphur, forming a yellow powder, sometimes used by mediaeval artists as a cheaper alternative to gold.

Origin of porporino

From Italian.

Questions about porporino

What does porporino mean?
Porporino means a composition of mercury, tin, and sulphur, forming a yellow powder, sometimes used by mediaeval artists as a cheaper alternative to gold.
What part of speech is porporino?
Porporino is a noun.
How do you pronounce porporino?
Porporino is pronounced /ˌpɔː(ɹ)pəˈɹiːnəʊ/.

Words near porporino in the dictionary

  1. porpoise
  2. porpoised
  3. porpoiselike
  4. porpoises
  5. porpoising
  6. porporino
  7. porprismacovirus
  8. porprismacoviruses
  9. porpus
  10. porpuses
  11. Porra

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