ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˈmȯrˌfīt noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hemimorph ic + -ite; originally formed as German hemimorphit
1. : a mineral Zn 4 Si 2 O 7 OH.H 2 O consisting of a basic zinc silicate in usually white or colorless transparent orthorhombic crystals
2. : smithsonite