ˈmiməˌtīt, ˈmīm- noun
( -s )
Etymology: German mimetit, from French mimétèse mimetite (from Greek mimētēs imitator, from mimeisthai to imitate) + German -it -ite; from its resemblance to pyromorphite
: a lead arsenate and chloride Pb 5 Cl(AsO 4 ) 3 isomorphous with pyromorphite