Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blende

/blɛnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: blende
IPA: /blɛnd/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

sphalerite (a naturally-occurring sulfide of zinc)

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The procedure up here with ordinary local zinc blende had been straightforward—first you got the sulfur to go off by roasting the blende to zinc oxide, and then you reduced the oxide to zinc metal."

Etymology

From German Blende, from blenden (“deceive”) (because it resembles galena).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Blende

Usage

Inflected Forms

blendes (plural) blind (alternative) blinde (alternative)

Derived Forms

blendous hornblende zincblende

Phrases

ruby blende

Synonyms

zinc blende sphalerite

Homonyms

blend

Rhymes With

end friend send spend weekend recommend tend attend tight end trend defend extend

Questions

How do you pronounce blende?: The recorded pronunciation is /blɛnd/.
What does blende mean?: sphalerite (a naturally-occurring sulfide of zinc)
Where does blende come from?: It is traced to German.

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