Meanings
nounanglesite (countable and uncountable, plural anglesites)
plural anglesites
- countableuncountablechemistryA crystalline mineral form of lead sulfate, PbSO₄, formed by the weathering of galena.
A curious form of anglesite was noticed in a specimen from Durango, Iowa
1862, Sir Edward Cadogan, Before the Deluge: Memories and Reflections
Origin
After the place Anglesey in Wales, in 1832.
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Bulgarian англезит
- англезит (anglezit)crystalline mineral form of lead sulfate
Finnish anglesiitti
- anglesiitticrystalline mineral form of lead sulfate
Hungarian anglesit
- anglesitcrystalline mineral form of lead sulfate
Polish anglezyt
- anglezytcrystalline mineral form of lead sulfate
Portuguese anglesita
- anglesitacrystalline mineral form of lead sulfate
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