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From Wurtz + -ite, for Charles-Adolphe Wurtz, French chemist.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
wurtzite
Today it means: A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite. Full definition →
Today it means: A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite. Full definition →
From Wurtz + -ite, for Charles-Adolphe Wurtz, French chemist.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.