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adj
Of or pertaining to wurtzite crystal structure, a hexagonal crystal system named after the mineral wurtzite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
a brownish-black mineral consisting of zinc sulfide
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mineral
History
From Wurtz + -ite, for Charles-Adolphe Wurtz, French chemist.
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