phoe·ni·coch·ro·ite noun orphe·ni·coch·ro·ite\ˌfēnəˈkäkrəˌwīt\ (-s) Etymology: German phönikochroit, from Greek phoinik-, phoinix purple, crimson + -chroia + German -it -ite : a mineral Pb3(CrO4)2O(?) consisting of a basic lead chromate in red crystals and masses