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wurtzite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables
wurtzite
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Of or pertaining to wurtzite crystal structure, a hexagonal crystal system named after the mineral wurtzite.

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Etymology

From Wurtz + -ite, for Charles-Adolphe Wurtz, French chemist.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

wurtzites (plural)

Questions

What does wurtzite mean?
A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite.
Where does wurtzite come from?
From Wurtz + -ite, for Charles-Adolphe Wurtz, French chemist.

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