py·ro·mor·phite (pī'rə-môr'fīt')
n.
A green, brown, or yellow mineral, Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl, a minor ore of lead.

[German Pyromorphit : Greek puro-, pyro- + Greek morphē, form.]

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