Definitions For Orichalcum

Noun

ORICHALCUM (uncountable) A valuable yellow metal known to the Ancient Greeks and Romans; now sometimes interpreted as referring to a natural alloy of gold and copper, and sometimes treated as a mythical substance.

Alternative forms

{{alt, en, aurichalchum, aurichalcum, orichalch, orichalchum}} {{C, en, Fictional materials, Alloys}}

Etymology

{{lbor, en, la, orichalcum}}, itself a borrowing from {{der, en, grc, ὀρείχαλκος}}, from dative singular of ὄρος, , mountain + χαλκός, , copper.