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wurtzite

[ wurt-sahyt ]

/ ˈwɜrt saɪt /

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noun Mineralogy.

a dimorph of sphalerite, zinc sulfide, ZnS, similar in structure to greenockite and brownish-black in color.

Nearby words

wuppertal, wurley, wurlitzer, wurst, wurtzilite, wurtzite, wurtzitic, wus, wushu, wusih, wuss

Origin of wurtzite

1865–70; < French, named after Charles Wurtz (1817–84), French chemist; see -ite¹

Related formswurtz·it·ic

[wert-sit-ik] /wərtˈsɪt ɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for wurtzite

Isomorphous with greenockite is the hexagonal zinc sulphide (ZnS) known as wurtzite.
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