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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

realgar Minor sulphide ore for arsenic, As₂S₂, associated with orpiment (As₂S₃) to which realgar changes on exposure; sp. gr. 3.6; hardness 1.5–2.0 (can be cut with a knife); monoclinic; red, varying to orange and yellow, transparent to translucent; orange-red streak; resinous lustre; crystals rare, short, striated, and prismatic, also occurs granular, compact, or massive; cleavage good pinacoidal; also found at hot springs and in limestones and dolomites; alters to yellow powder.

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realgar

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

realgar native disulphide of arsenic. XIV. — medL. — Arab. rahj al-ġār ‘powder of the cave or mine’ (rahj powder, al AL-2, ġār cave).

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realgar

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

realgar •blagger, bragger, dagger, flagger, Jagger, lagger, nagger, quagga, saggar, shagger, stagger, swagger •alga, realgar, Trafalgar •anger, clangour (US clangor), Katanga, languor, manga, panga, sangar, tanga, Tauranga, Zamboanga •sandbagger • carpetbagger • Erlanger •Aga, Braga, dagga, dargah, laager, lager, naga, Onondaga, raga, saga •beggar, eggar, Gregor, mega, Megger •Edgar • Helga • Heidegger •bootlegger •Jaeger, maigre, Meleager, Noriega, Ortega, rutabaga, Sagar •Antigua, beleaguer, bodega, eager, intriguer, leaguer, meagre (US meager), reneger, Riga, Seeger, Vega •chigger, configure, digger, figure, Frigga, jigger, ligger, rigger, rigor, rigour, snigger, swigger, transfigure, trigger, vigour (US vigor) •churinga, finger, linger, malinger •gravedigger • ladyfinger • forefinger •omega • vinegar • Honegger •outrigger • Minnesinger •Auriga, Eiger, liger, saiga, taiga, tiger

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