Definition
Plural of cerusite; lead carbonate minerals that are important ore sources and have historically been used as white pigments.
Etymology
From Latin 'cerussa' meaning white lead or lead carbonate, a substance known since antiquity. The '-ite' suffix marks it as a mineral, making this a direct inheritance from ancient metallurgical knowledge.
Kelly Says
White lead (cerussa) was so common in ancient cosmetics and paints that the Romans gave it a specific name—yet we didn't realize how toxic it was until centuries later!
Translations
ARالعربية
سيرايت
si-ra-yit
BNবাংলা
সেরুসাইট
se-ru-sai-t
CACatalà
cerusita
se-roo-zee-ta
CSČeština
cerusity
ce-roo-si-tee
DADansk
cerusit
se-roo-sit
DEDeutsch
Cerusits
tsɛˈʁuːzɪt
ELΕλληνικά
σερίτες
se-ri-tes
ESEspañol
cerusitas
seh-roo-see-tahs
FISuomi
serusitteja
se-roo-sit-te-ja
FRFrançais
cérusite
se-roo-zeet
GUGU
સેરુસાઈટ
se-roo-sai-t
HIहिन्दी
सेरूसाइट
se-roo-sa-it
HUMagyar
cerusit
ce-roo-zit
IDBahasa Indonesia
cerusit
se-roo-sit
ITItaliano
cerusita
che-roo-zee-tah
KO한국어
세리사이트
se-ri-sa-i-teu
MRMR
सेरूसाइट
se-roo-sai-t
MSBahasa Melayu
serusit
se-roo-sit
MYမြန်မာ
စေရီစိတ်
se-yi-si-t
NLNederlands
cerusiten
se-roo-si-ten
NONorsk
cerusit
se-roo-sit
PAPA
ਸੇਰੂਸਾਈਟ
se-roo-sai-t
PLPolski
cerusity
ce-roo-si-tee
PTPortuguês
cerusitas
seh-roo-zee-tahs
RORomână
ceruzite
ce-roo-zi-te
RUРусский
церизиты
tse-ri-zi-ty
SVSvenska
cerusit
se-roo-sit
SWKiswahili
cerusit
se-roo-sit
TAதமிழ்
செரூசைட்டு
se-roo-sai-tu
TEతెలుగు
సెరూసైట్
se-roo-sai-t
THไทย
เซอร์ไทต์
se-rot-tai
TRTürkçe
serusitler
se-roo-sit-ler
UKУкраїнська
церизити
tse-ri-zi-ti
VITiếng Việt
cerusites
se-roo-zi-tes