CERUSSITE


Meaning of CERUSSITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈrə-ˌsīt ]

noun

Etymology: German Zerussit, from Latin cerussa

Date: 1850

: a colorless or white mineral consisting of a carbonate of lead that occurs in transparent crystals and also in massive form and is a source of white lead

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