cerussa
81ceruse — [sir′o͞os΄, sə ro͞os′] n. [OFr < L cerussa < ? Gr * kēroessa, waxlike < kēros, wax] 1. WHITE LEAD 2. a former cosmetic containing white lead …
82cerussite — [sir′ə sīt΄, sə rus′īt΄] n. [< L cerussa (see CERUSE) + ITE1] a soft, heavy, orthorhombic mineral, PbCO3, that is an ore of lead; lead carbonate …
83ceruse — n. white lead. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L cerussa, perh. f. Gk keros wax …
84ce|ruse — «SIHR oos, sih ROOS», noun. 1. = white lead. (Cf. ↑white lead) 2. a skin cosmetic containing this substance. ╂[< French céruse, learned borrowing from Latin cērussa, probably < unrecorded Greek kēroûssa waxy < Greek kērós wax] …
85ce|rus|site — «SIHR uh syt», noun. a mineral, carbonate of lead, a common ore of lead, found in whitish crystals; white lead. Formula: PbCO3 ╂[< Latin cērussa ceruse + ite1] …
