blende

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/blɛnd/

noun

sphalerite (a naturally-occurring sulfide of zinc)

Similar
zinc blendesphalerite
OriginGerman Blende →
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Meanings

nounblende (countable and uncountable, plural blendes)

plural blendes · alternative blind · alternative blinde

  1. countableuncountablechemistrysphalerite (a naturally-occurring sulfide of zinc)

    The procedure up here with ordinary local zinc blende had been straightforward—first you got the sulfur to go off by roasting the blende to zinc oxide, and then you reduced the oxide to zinc metal.

    2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 310

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
zinc blendesphalerite
Broader
mineral
Also see
sphalerite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanBlende
  2. Englishblende

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with blende

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Sounds the same

blend

Anagrams

BeldenBendelBendle
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APA

blende. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blende

MLA

“blende.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blende. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blende,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blende.

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