green lead ore
Americannoun
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.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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