Cerussite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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