'Pyrosmalite' definitions:

Definition of 'Pyrosmalite'

From: GCIDE
  • Pyrosmalite \Py*ros"ma*lite\, n. [Pyro- + Gr. ? odor + -like. ] (Min.) A mineral, usually of a pale brown or of a gray or grayish green color, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of iron and manganese; -- so called from the odor given off before the blowpipe. [1913 Webster]