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Meaning of "realgar" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REALGAR

Via Medieval Latin from Arabic rahj al-ghar powder of the mine.
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PRONUNCIATION OF REALGAR

realgar  [rɪˈælɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REALGAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Realgar is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REALGAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

realgar

Realgar

Realgar, α-As4S4, is an arsenic sulfide mineral, also known as "ruby sulphur" or "ruby of arsenic". It is a soft, sectile mineral occurring in monoclinic crystals, or in granular, compact, or powdery form, often in association with the related mineral, orpiment. It is orange-red in colour, melts at 320 °C, and burns with a bluish flame releasing fumes of arsenic and sulfur. Realgar is soft with a Mohs hardness of 1.5 to 2 and has a specific gravity of 3.5. Its streak is orange colored. It is trimorphous with alacranite and pararealgar. Its name comes from the Arabic rahj al-ġār, via Catalan and Medieval Latin, and its earliest record in English is in the 1390s.

Definition of realgar in the English dictionary

The definition of realgar in the dictionary is a rare orange-red soft mineral consisting of arsenic sulphide in monoclinic crystalline form. It occurs in Utah and Romania and as a deposit from hot springs. It is an important ore of arsenic and is also used as a pigment. Formula: AsS.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REALGAR


alga
ˈælɡə
belga
ˈbɛlɡə
brolga
ˈbrɒlɡə
bulgur
ˈbʌlɡə
fulgor
ˈfʌlɡə
mulga
ˈmʌlɡə
Trafalgar
trəˈfælɡə
unvulgar
ʌnˈvʌlɡə
Volga
ˈvɒlɡə
vulgar
ˈvʌlɡə
wilga
ˈwɪlɡə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REALGAR

real world
real-estate agent
real-estate developer
real-estate office
real-estate register
real-life
real-time
real-time computer
real-time processing
real-time system
realia
realign
realignment
realisability
realisable
realisably
realisation
realise
realiser
realism

WORDS THAT END LIKE REALGAR

agar
Ahmednagar
Bhavnagar
blood sugar
brown sugar
Bulgar
Cape Trafalgar
cigar
cougar
Edgar
Elgar
gar
hangar
Jamnagar
sangar
segar
soft brown sugar
Srinagar
sugar
vinegar

Synonyms and antonyms of realgar in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «realgar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REALGAR

Find out the translation of realgar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of realgar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «realgar» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雄黄
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rejalgar
570 millions of speakers

English

realgar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रिअलगार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رهج الغار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

реальгар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

realgar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মন: শিলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réalgar
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Realgar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Realgar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鶏冠石
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

계관석
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Realgar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đá hùng hoàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

realgar
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रिअंगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

realgar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

realgar
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

realgar
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

реальгар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

realgar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

realgar
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

realgar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

REALGAR
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

realgar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of realgar

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REALGAR»

The term «realgar» is regularly used and occupies the 107.521 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REALGAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about realgar

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REALGAR»

Discover the use of realgar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to realgar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Is Arsenic an Aphrodisiac?: The Sociochemistry of an Element
Drinking realgar wine was once an important part of the Chinese dragon boat festival that, in addition to boat racing, involves eating rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves. (Children were not expected to drink the wine: they got a dab of  ...
William R. Cullen, 2008
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Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology
A brighter red colour (closer to orange) can be obtained by using realgar, an arsenic sulphide. It should be noted that, like orpiment, realgar is an extremely light-sensitive pigment; it degrades to pararealgar, which is orange-yellow. The only ...
Paul T. Nicholson, Ian Shaw, 2000
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Ions Métalliques en Biologie Et en Médecine
The history of application of Mineral drug Realgar (Arsenic bisulfide As2S2) in China Minerals drug is one of the important compositions in Chinese Traditional Medicine. China is the first country in the world in discovering and using Realgar.
José A. Centeno, 2000
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Archaeomineralogy
Realgar. The mineral realgar, AsS, is a soft (H = 1.5–2), naturally occurring red- orange pigment. The name comes from the Persian rahj al ghar. It was used as a cosmetic by the Akkadians (Forbes III 1965). Pliny notes the medicinal uses of ...
George Rapp, 2009
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Gold Deposits of the CIS
The most productive, pyrite-realgar, stage of mineralization in limestone breccia contains the highest gold values and includes three mineral associations. The first one consists of acicular-shaped arsenopyrite II with high arsenic contents, ...
Gregory Levitan
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Environmental Chemistry of Arsenic
Orphiment and realgar were occasionally cited in the Akkadian texts as ingredients of ornamental paint and for cosmetic purposes (14). Realgar was iden- lilied as the red pigment in a pot excavated at Corinth and orphiment has been ...
William T. Frankenberger, Jr, 2001
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Biological Chemistry of Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth
5.3.2.2 Inhibition of Proliferation and Induction of Apoptosis It has been reported that realgar is able to inhibit proliferation and to induce apoptosis in several cell lines. The proapoptotic effect of realgar in HL-60 cells was associated with ...
Hongzhe Sun, 2010
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Arsenic
Realgar is arsenic sulfide. It is found in hot spring deposits and as a mineral in hydrothermal veins. The word “realgar” comes from Arabic and means “powder of the mine.” Orpiment and Realgar Orpiment is another common ore of arsenic.
Greg Roza, 2008
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Pigment Compendium: Optical Microscopy of Historical Pigments
realgar sample with typical rhombic grain morphology. interference colours in crossed polars. reflections. 4 P1312: PPL/40/H. Coarse realgar grains with conchoidal fracture and sets 5 P1312: XPL/40/H. Isotropic example with strong orange ...
Nicholas Eastaugh, Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, 2013
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Pigment Compendium
(1991), Garavelli and Vurro (1994), Heinrich and Eadington (1986) and Zhang et al. (1993). Realgar is easily synthesised by heating orpiment and the methods of preparing this pigment are discussed by Wallert (1984). In De Natura Fossilium, ...
Nicholas Eastaugh, Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REALGAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term realgar is used in the context of the following news items.
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COMUNICADO: Zhouzhuang lleva a la vida las antiguas tradiciones …
Se llevaron a cabo diversas actividades tradicionales para celebrar que el festival hereda costumbres populares comunes incluyendo beber vino realgar y ... «Europa Press, Jul 15»
2
Zhouzhuang Brings Back to Life Ancient Traditions Through the …
Various traditional activities were held to celebrate the festival to inherit common folk customs including drinking realgar wine and making zongzi, Chinese ... «PR Newswire UK, Jul 15»
3
Zhouzhuang lässt mit dem Drachenbootfest alte Traditionen wieder …
Anlässlich des Festes wurden zahlreiche traditionelle Aktivitäten zur Pflege bekannter Volksbräuche veranstaltet, wie etwa das Trinken von Realgar-Wein und ... «OnVista, Jul 15»
4
The Story Behind Dragon Boat Festival
Xionghuang jiu (雄黃酒), also known as realgar wine, is a Chinese liquor seasoned with realgar. The tradition of drinking xionghuang jiu is also related to the ... «The Beijinger, Jun 15»
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Lead In Chinese Cold Remedy Poisons Toddler; Possible Counterfeit?
... notes that heavy metals are sometimes present in Chinese herbs from the addition of cinnabar, which contains mercury, and realgar, which contains arsenic. «Forbes, Sep 14»
6
Storia, leggenda e... buona cucina
Solo in questo posto è possibile osservare minerali come il realgar. "Questa pietra è formata da rari cristalli rossi di solfuro di arsenico - precisa la guida - Ed è ... «InchiostrOnline, Aug 14»
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Pollution from shuttered arsenic mines and plants continues to affect …
... 1,500 in China's Hunan province. Beginning in the 1950s, mines and chemical plants mushroomed in the area, which is rich in realgar, or arsenic disulphide. «Washington Post, Jul 14»
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Poison, Dragon's Blood and Mummies: How Artists Created Colors …
In order to make one flower brilliant orange in the painting "Still Life with Bouquet of Flowers and Plums" below, Rachel Ruysch used realgar, aka ruby sulfur. «Core77.com, Jul 14»
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China's self-inflicting arsenic poisoning in pictures
Disused tanks at a closed realgar mining plant around Heshan. The plant was finally closed in 2011 following massive poisoning of the village. Photograph: ... «ZME Science, Jul 14»
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Arsenic Pollution Has Decimated This Village In China And Cursed …
Mines and chemical plants mushroomed in the realgar-rich area around Heshan from the 1950s until 2011 when they were shut down due to the pollution they ... «Business Insider, Jul 14»

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