ZINCITE


Meaning of ZINCITE in English

/zing"kuyt/ , n.

a brittle, deep-red to orange-yellow mineral, native zinc oxide, ZnO, usually massive or granular: formerly an important ore of zinc. Also called red oxide of zinc .

[ 1850-55; ZINC + -ITE 1 ]

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