hydrocerussite

noun

hy·​dro·​ce·​rus·​site

: a mineral Pb₃(OH)₂(CO₃)₂ consisting of a basic lead carbonate that crystallizes in thin colorless hexagonal plates

Word History

Etymology

Swedish hydrocerussit, from hydr- + cerussit cerussite, from German zerussit

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