-ˌfit noun
( -s )
Etymology: German pyromorphit, from pyr- + morph- + -it -ite; from the crystalline appearance it assumes from being heated
: a mineral Pb 5 (PO 4 ) 3 C1 consisting of a lead chloride and phosphate isomorphous with mimetite and vanadinite and occurring in green, yellow, brown, gray, or white crystals or masses — called also green lead ore