mimetite

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mim′i tīt′, mī′mi-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mim•e•tite  (mim′i tīt′, mī′mi-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mineralogya mineral, lead chloroarsenate, Pb5As3O12Cl, occurring in yellow to brown prismatic crystals or globular masses: a minor ore of lead.
  • Greek mīmēt(é̄s) imitator (equivalent. to mīmē- (see mimesis) + -tēs agent suffix) + -ite1
  • 1850–55

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