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  ceruse Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de  
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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
cerussite
 
SYLLABICATION:ce·rus·site
PRONUNCIATION:  s-rst
NOUN: A colorless or white mineral, PbCO3, that is an ore of lead; lead carbonate.
ETYMOLOGY:German Zerussit, from Latin crussa, ceruse.
 
 
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