HEMIMORPHITE

Meaning of HEMIMORPHITE in English

/hem'i mawr"fuyt/ , n.

a hydrous zinc silicate mineral, Zn 4 (OH) 2 Si 2 O 7 ·H 2 O, occurring in clear, colorless orthorhombic crystals; calamine: an ore of zinc.

[ 1865-70; HEMI- MORPH(IC) + -ITE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

HEMIMORPHITE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˈmȯrˌfīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hemimorph ic + -ite; originally formed as German hemimorphit 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEMIMORPHITE — one of two minerals formerly called calamine in the U.S., a white silicate mineral that is an important zinc ore. …
Britannica English vocabulary
HEMIMORPHITE — General Information: Chemical Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·(H2O) Composition: (Molecular Weight = 481.76 gm) Zinc 54.29 % Zn Silicon 11.66 % Si Hydrogen …
Mineralogy Database English vocab
HEMIMORPHITE — гемиморфит
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HEMIMORPHITE — крист. гемиморфит, каламин, галмей
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
HEMIMORPHITE — гемиморфит
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SOROSILICATE — |sōr(ˌ)ō+ noun Etymology: Greek sōros heap + English silicate : a class of polymeric silicates or a member thereof in …
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SMITHSONITE — ˈsmithsəˌnīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: James Smithson died 1829 British chemist and mineralogist + English -ite 1. : a …
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ELECTRIC CALAMINE — noun Etymology: so called from its strong pyroelectric properties : hemimorphite
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CALAMINE — ˈkaləˌmīn, _mə̇n noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: French, from Medieval Latin calamina, alteration of Latin cadmia, Greek …
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CALAMINE — /kal"euh muyn', -min/ , n. 1. a pink, water-insoluble powder consisting of zinc oxide and about 0.5 percent ferric oxide, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOROSILICATE — formerly called Pyrosilicate, any member of a group of compounds with structures that have two silicate tetrahedrons (a central silicon …
Britannica English vocabulary
CALAMINE — either of two zinc minerals. The name has been dropped in favour of the species names hemimorphite (q.v.; hydrous zinc …
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MINERAL — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Minerals See also gem , rock . kaolinite actinolite kernite agate kieserite alabaster kunzite …
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ГЕМИМОРФИТ — hemimorphite
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