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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
an·gle·site       [ang-guhl-sahyt] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a mineral, lead sulfate, PbSO4, found in massive deposits and in colorless or variously tinted crystals: a minor ore of lead.
[Origin: 1830–40; named after Anglesey where it was first found; see -ite1]
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an·gle·site       (āng'glĭ-sīt')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A lead sulfate mineral, PbSO4, occurring in colorless or tinted crystals and formed by the weathering of lead ore.


[After Anglesey.]

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Anglesite

An"gle*site\, n. [From the Isle of Anglesea.] (Min.) A native sulphate of lead. It occurs in white or yellowish transparent, prismatic crystals.

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