pseudomalachite

noun

pseu·​do·​malachite

¦sü(ˌ)dō+

: a hydrous basic copper phosphate Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄.H₂O(?) resembling malachite

called also dihydrite

Word History

Etymology

German pseudomalachit, from pseud- + malachit malachite

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