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ZINC BLENDE

• ZINC BLENDE (noun)
The noun ZINC BLENDE has 1 sense:

1. an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form

Familiarity information: ZINC BLENDE used as a noun is very rare.

• ZINC BLENDE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

blende; sphalerite; zinc blende

Hypernyms ("zinc blende" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

Meronyms (substance of "zinc blende"):

atomic number 49; In; indium (a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite)

atomic number 81; thallium; Tl (a soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende and some iron ores)

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Pronunciation of indium
Meaning of atomic number 81
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