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hemimorphite

hemimorphite noun: an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zinc, a hydrated zinc silicate.

Noun

hemimorphite (countable and uncountable, plural hemimorphites)

  1. An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zinc, a hydrated zinc silicate.
    Synonyms:
    calamine

Synonyms of hemimorphite

Forms of hemimorphite

pluralhemimorphites

Origin of hemimorphite

From hemimorphic + -ite.

Questions about hemimorphite

What does hemimorphite mean?
Hemimorphite means an orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zinc, a hydrated zinc silicate.
What part of speech is hemimorphite?
Hemimorphite is a noun.
What is the plural of hemimorphite?
The plural of hemimorphite is hemimorphites.

Words near hemimorphite in the dictionary

  1. hemimicelle
  2. hemimicelles
  3. hemimorphic
  4. hemimorphism
  5. hemimorphisms
  6. hemimorphite
  7. hemimorphites
  8. hemin
  9. hemina
  10. heminae
  11. heminas

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