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zanthochroite

zanthochroite noun: an amorphous cadmium sulfide, of which greenockite is the crystalline form.

Noun

zanthochroite (uncountable)

  1. An amorphous cadmium sulfide, of which greenockite is the crystalline form.

Origin of zanthochroite

Probably from a spelling pronunciation of xantho- (“yellow”) + Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs) + -ite.

Questions about zanthochroite

What does zanthochroite mean?
Zanthochroite means an amorphous cadmium sulfide, of which greenockite is the crystalline form.
What part of speech is zanthochroite?
Zanthochroite is a noun.

Words near zanthochroite in the dictionary

  1. Zante currant
  2. Zante currants
  3. zantedeschia
  4. zantedeschias
  5. zantewood
  6. zanthochroite
  7. zanthophyll
  8. zanthophylls
  9. zanthoxylum
  10. zanthoxylums
  11. Zantiot

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