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green lead ore

American  
[led] / lɛd /

noun

  1. pyromorphite.

Etymology

Origin of green lead ore

First recorded in 1860–65

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Hedyphane, hed′i-fān, n. a colourless mimetite, containing calcium: a variety of green lead ore.

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