blende
/blɛnd/
blende noun: sphalerite (a naturally-occurring sulfide of zinc).
Noun
blende (countable and uncountable, plural blendes)
- sphalerite (a naturally-occurring sulfide of zinc)
- 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.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 310
Forms of blende
| plural | blendes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | blind |
| alternative form | blinde |
Origin of blende
From German Blende, from blenden (“deceive”) (because it resembles galena).
Words formed from blende
Phrases with blende
Words that rhyme with blende
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- spend
- suspend
- trend
- ascend
- offend
- pretend
- unbend
- commend
- tend
- amend
- contend
- depend
- lend
- distend
- impend
- recommend
- rend
- shend
- subtend
- tight end
- upend
- wend
- append
- befriend
- blend
- pend
- resend
- transcend
- abend
- comprehend
- entend
- fend
- obtend
- perpend
- portend
- unfriend
- vend
- weekend
- when'd
- defriend
- disrecommend
- emend
- expend
- forfend
- forspend
- freakend
- genetic dead end
- heaven forfend
Questions about blende
- What does blende mean?
- Blende means sphalerite (a naturally-occurring sulfide of zinc).
- What part of speech is blende?
- Blende is a noun.
- How do you pronounce blende?
- Blende is pronounced /blɛnd/.
- What is the plural of blende?
- The plural of blende is blendes.
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