mendipite Min.
(ˈmɛndɪpaɪt)
[ad. G. mendipit (Glocker, 1839), f. the name of the Mendip Hills (Somerset) where it was found: see -ite.]
Oxychloride of lead, found in white masses.
| 1851 Watts tr. Gmelin's Handbk. Chem. V. 147 Mendip Lead-ore or Mendipite... This mineral is likewise found, and in a state of greater purity, at Brilow near Stadtbergen. |