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pyromorphite

pyromorphite noun: a yellowish-green mineral, a mixed phosphate and chloride of lead with the chemical formula Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl that is sometimes mined as an ore.

pyromorphite: a yellowish-green mineral, a mixed phosphate and chloride of lead with the chemical formula...
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Noun

pyromorphite (usually uncountable, plural pyromorphites)

  1. (usually) A yellowish-green mineral, a mixed phosphate and chloride of lead with the chemical formula Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl that is sometimes mined as an ore.
    Synonyms:
    green lead ore

Synonyms of pyromorphite

Forms of pyromorphite

pluralpyromorphites

Questions about pyromorphite

What does pyromorphite mean?
Pyromorphite means a yellowish-green mineral, a mixed phosphate and chloride of lead with the chemical formula Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl that is sometimes mined as an ore.
What part of speech is pyromorphite?
Pyromorphite is a noun.
What is the plural of pyromorphite?
The plural of pyromorphite is pyromorphites.

Words near pyromorphite in the dictionary

  1. pyrometric
  2. pyrometric cone
  3. pyrometrical
  4. pyrometrically
  5. pyrometry
  6. pyromorphite
  7. pyromorphites
  8. pyromorphous
  9. pyromucate
  10. pyromucates
  11. pyromucic

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