Pyromorphite \Pyr`o*mor"phite\, n. [G. pyromorphit, from Gr. ? fire + ? form.] (Min.) Native lead phosphate with lead chloride, occurring in bright green and brown hexagonal crystals and also massive; -- so called because a fused globule crystallizes in cooling.
pyromorphite n : a mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a minor source of lead [syn: {green lead ore}]