Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sulphato-carbonate of lead occurring in transparent white to yellow or greenish crystals.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) A mineral of a yellowish or greenish white color, consisting of the sulphate and carbonate of lead; -- so called from having been first found at Leadhills, Scotland.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun mineralogy A soft
lead sulfate carbonate hydroxide mineral .
Etymologies
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Leadhills, Scotland, where it was discovered, and -ite.
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