‖ zarnich
(ˈzɑːnɪk)
Also 7 zernich, 9 zarnac, -ec, -eg, -ek.
[Arab. zarnīkh, f. Pers. zernī orpiment, f. zer gold.]
A name for the yellow and red sulphides of arsenic, usually called respectively orpiment and realgar.
| 1610 B. Jonson Alch. ii. iii, Your lato, azoch, zernich, chibrit, heautarit. 1748 J. Hill Hist. Fossils 406 Bright red Zarnich, the Sandarach of Authors. 1867 Brande & Cox Dict. Sci. s.v. Yellow Orpiment, In its native state it [sc. yellow arsenic] is used under the name of Zarnic or Zarnich. |