cotunnite
[ kuh-tuhn-ahyt ]
/ kəˈtʌn aɪt /
noun
a soft, white to yellowish mineral, lead chloride, PbCl2, that forms as an alteration product of galena.
Origin of cotunnite
1825–35; < German
Cotunnit, after Domenico
Cotugno, in Latinized form
Cotunnius (1736–1822), Italian anatomist; see
-ite1
Words nearby cotunnite
cottonwood,
cottony,
cottony-cushion scale,
cottus,
cotula,
cotunnite,
coturnix,
cotwal,
coty,
cotyledon,
cotyloid