Definition for RE'AL-GAR

RE'AL-GAR, n. [Fr. reagal or realgal; Port. rosalgar, red algar.]

A combination of sulphur and arsenic in equal equivalents; red sulphuret of arsenic. Realgar differs from orpiment in the circumstance that orpiment is composed of two equivalents of arsenic and three of sulphur.

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