pyromorphite

[ pahy-ruh-mawr-fahyt ]

/ ˌpaɪ rəˈmɔr faɪt /

noun

a mineral, lead chlorophosphate, Pb5P3O12Cl, occurring in crystalline and massive forms, and of a green, yellow, or brown color; green lead ore: a minor ore of lead.

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Words nearby pyromorphite

pyromania, pyrometallurgy, pyrometer, pyrometric bead, pyrometric cone, pyromorphite, pyromucic aldehyde, pyrone, pyronine, pyrope, pyrophobia

Origin of pyromorphite

From the German word Pyromorphit, dating back to 1805–15. See pyro-, morph-, -ite¹

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Example sentences from the Web for pyromorphite

Apatite (phosphate of lime) and pyromorphite (phosphate of lead) contain a considerable amount of it.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
Galena becomes anglesite, cerussite, pyromorphite and mimetite.
The A B C of Mining|Charles A. Bramble

British Dictionary definitions for pyromorphite

pyromorphite

/ (ˌpaɪrəʊˈmɔːfaɪt) /

noun

a green, yellow, brown, or grey secondary mineral that consists of lead chloro-phosphate in the form of hexagonal crystals. Formula: Pb 5 Cl(PO 4) 3

Word Origin for pyromorphite

C19: from German Pyromorphit, from pyro- + Greek morphē form + -ite 1, an allusion to the fact that it assumes a crystalline form when heated

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