realgar
/ɹiˈæl.ɡɑː/US/ɹiˈæl.ɡɑɹ/
realgar noun: a mineral, arsenic sulfide (AsS), often associated with orpiment and stibnite in lead, silver and gold ores.
Noun
realgar (usually uncountable, plural realgars)
- A mineral, arsenic sulfide (AsS), often associated with orpiment and stibnite in lead, silver and gold ores.
- Synonyms:
- red orpiment
realgar meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
realgar in Hindi
- mineral
- मैनसिल mainsil
realgar in Tamil
- mineral
- மனோசிலை maṉōcilai
realgar in Bengali
- mineral
- মনঃশিলা monoḥśila, মনছাল monchal
realgar in Telugu
- realgar; red sulphuret of arsenic
- మణిశిల maṇiśila, మణిసిల maṇisila
More languagesFewer languages
- realgar in Punjabi
- ਮੈਨਸਿਲ mainsil
- realgar in Gujarati
- મનશિલ manśil
- realgar in Odia
- ମନଛାଲ manachāla
- realgar in Sanskrit
- मनःशिला manaḥśilā
- realgar in Tagalog
- batikos
- realgar in Arabic
- رَهَج اَلْغَار rahaj al-ḡār
Synonyms of realgar
Forms of realgar
| plural | realgars |
|---|---|
| alternative form | rosaker |
| alternative form | resalgar |
| alternative form | resegall |
| alternative form | resegallum |
Origin of realgar
From Middle English realgar, from Medieval Latin realgar, resalgar, from Arabic رَهْج اَلْغَار (rahj al-ḡār, literally “cave dust”).
Words formed from realgar
- pararealgar
- realgar orange
- realgar wine
- realgar yellow
Questions about realgar
- What does realgar mean?
- Realgar means a mineral, arsenic sulfide (AsS), often associated with orpiment and stibnite in lead, silver and gold ores.
- What is realgar in Hindi?
- Realgar in Hindi is मैनसिल (mainsil). See Realgar meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is realgar?
- Realgar is a noun.
- How do you pronounce realgar?
- Realgar is pronounced /ɹiˈæl.ɡɑː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of realgar?
- The plural of realgar is realgars.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: realgar (page history and authors); మణిశిల (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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