hydrozincite

[ hahy-droh-zing-kahyt ]

/ ˌhaɪ droʊˈzɪŋ kaɪt /

noun Mineralogy.

a hydrous zinc carbonate, Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6, an important ore of zinc in some localities.

Nearby words

hydroxyproline, hydroxyprolinemia, hydroxytryptamine, hydroxyurea, hydroxyzine, hydrozincite, hydrozoan, hydruria, hydrus, hyena, hyenoid

Origin of hydrozincite

1850–55; < German Hydrozinkit; see hydr-², zincite

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