pyromorphite Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a minor source of lead
    green lead ore.

WordNet

Pyr`o*mor"phite noun
Etymology
G. pyromorphit, from Gr. fire + form.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913