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dimorphite

American  
[dahy-mawr-fahyt] / daɪˈmɔr faɪt /

noun

  1. a mineral, arsenic sulfide, As 4 S 3 , yellow-orange in color and similar in its properties to orpiment.

Etymology

Origin of dimorphite

First recorded in 1850–55; dimorph + -ite 1

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