wurtzite

[ wurt-sahyt ]
/ ˈwɜrt saɪt /

noun Mineralogy.

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

Origin of wurtzite

1865–70; < French, named after Charles Wurtz (1817–84), French chemist; see -ite1

OTHER WORDS FROM wurtzite

wurtz·it·ic [wert-sit-ik] /wərtˈsɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby wurtzite

wundt, wuppertal, wurley, wurst, wurtzilite, wurtzite, wus, wushu, wuss, wusuli jiang, wutai shan

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