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hydrozincite

[ hahy-droh-zing-kahyt ]

noun

, Mineralogy.
  1. a hydrous zinc carbonate, Zn 5 (CO 3 ) 2 (OH) 6 , an important ore of zinc in some localities.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrozincite1

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

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