galenobismutite

noun

ga·​le·​no·​bismutite

gə¦lēnō +

: a mineral PbBi₂S₃ consisting of a lead-gray or tin-white lead bismuth sulfide (specific gravity 6.9)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary galena + -o- + bismutite; originally formed as Swedish galenobismutit

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