anglesite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A crystalline mineral form of lead sulfate, PbSO₄, formed by the weathering of galena.

Word forms

anglesite anglesites

Etymology

After the place Anglesey in Wales, in 1832.

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