Etymology

blende

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Today it means: sphalerite (a naturally-occurring sulfide of zinc) Full definition →

German Blende
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The story

  1. German · borrowed fromBlende
  2. English todayblende

From German Blende, from blenden (“deceive”) (because it resembles galena).

Words from the same roots

GermanBlende all →

manganblende

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