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pyromorphite
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pyromorphite has 1 sense
- pyromorphite(n = noun.substance) green lead ore - a mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a minor source of lead; Array is a kind of mineral
CIDE DICTIONARY
pyromorphite, n. [G. pyromorphit, from Gr. fire + morfh` form.].
Native lead phosphate with lead chloride, occurring in bright green and brown hexagonal crystals and also massive; -- so called because a fused globule crystallizes in cooling. [1913 Webster]
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