'Pyromorphite' definitions:
Definition of 'pyromorphite'
(from WordNet)
noun
A mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a minor source of lead [syn: pyromorphite, green lead ore]
Definition of 'Pyromorphite'
From: GCIDE
- Pyromorphite \Pyr`o*mor"phite\, n. [G. pyromorphit, from Gr. ? fire + morfh` form.] (Min.) 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]