WURTZITE


Meaning of WURTZITE in English

— wurtzitic /weuhrt sit"ik/ , adj.

/werrt"suyt/ , n. Mineral.

a dimorph of sphalerite, zinc sulfide, ZnS, similar in structure to greenockite and brownish-black in color.

[ 1865-70; Wurtz (1817-84), French chemist; see -ITE 1 ]

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