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wurtzite

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

wurtzite: a dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite
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Noun

wurtzite (countable and uncountable, plural wurtzites)

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

Adjective

wurtzite (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to wurtzite crystal structure, a hexagonal crystal system named after the mineral wurtzite.
    • A new family of semiconductors has been synthesized for the first time in the form of wurtzite phase nanocrystals of Cu2ZnAS4−x and CuZn2AS4.

Forms of wurtzite

pluralwurtzites

Origin of wurtzite

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

Questions about wurtzite

What does wurtzite mean?
Wurtzite means a dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite.
What part of speech is wurtzite?
Wurtzite can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of wurtzite?
The plural of wurtzite is wurtzites.

Words near wurtzite in the dictionary

  1. Wurtz reaction
  2. Wurtz reactions
  3. Wurtzes
  4. wurtzilite
  5. wurtzilites
  6. wurtzite
  7. wurtzites
  8. Wurundjeri
  9. Wurz
  10. wurzel
  11. wurzels

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