PYROMORPHITE


Meaning of PYROMORPHITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpī-rə-ˈmȯr-ˌfīt ]

noun

Etymology: German Pyromorphit, from Greek pyr- + morphē form

Date: circa 1814

: a mineral consisting essentially of a chloride and phosphate of lead

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