cerussite

2 definitions found

cerussite - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cerusite \Ce"ru*site\, Cerussite \Ce"rus*site\, n. (Min.)
     Native lead carbonate; a mineral occurring in colorless,
     white, or yellowish transparent crystals, with an adamantine,
     also massive and compact.
     [1913 Webster]

cerussite - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cerussite
      n 1: a mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important
           source of lead [syn: cerussite, white lead ore]