Home › Words › M › mesdemetmesdemetmesdemet · noun — A pigment made from stibnite and/or galena, once used in Egypt as an eye cosmetic.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyBorrowed from Egyptian msdmt, where the vowels are uncertain; they are added on the basis of the conventional Egyptological pronunciation. Compare Coptic ⲥⲧⲏⲙ (stēm).nounA pigment made from stibnite and/or galena, once used in Egypt as an eye cosmetic.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.kohl 59% match — A dark powder, usually powdered stibnite (an antimony ore), used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries. vs mesdemet →stibnite 56% match — A grey mineral, Sb₂S₃, that is the main ore of antimony; in powdered form, used as the cosmetic called kohl. vs mesdemet →ecdemite 56% match — A tetragonal mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, lead, and oxygen. vs mesdemet →vermilionette 55% match — A vermilion red pigment that, unlike true vermilion, does not contain mercury. vs mesdemet →hematinon 55% match — A red pigment consisting of silica, borax, and soda, fused with copper oxide and used in enamels, mosaics, etc. vs mesdemet →medaite 54% match — A monoclinic-prismatic brownish red mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and vanadium. vs mesdemet →egyptiac 53% match — of or relating to Ancient Egypt, Egyptian vs mesdemet →feretto 52% match — A rich reddish-brown pigment obtained by calcining copper and sulfur together in closed crucibles. vs mesdemet →