English Explanatory Dictionary

wurtzite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to wurtzite crystal structure, a hexagonal crystal system named after the mineral wurtzite.

Word forms

wurtzite wurtzites

Etymology

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

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