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wurtzite.

A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Wurtz + -ite, for Charles-Adolphe Wurtz, French chemist.

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to wurtzite crystal structure, a hexagonal crystal system named after the mineral wurtzite.

    not-comparable
    A new family of semiconductors has been synthesized for the first time in the form of wurtzite phase nanocrystals of Cu2ZnAS4−x and CuZn2AS4.
Where this word comes from

From Wurtz + -ite, for Charles-Adolphe Wurtz, French chemist.

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