hemimorphite

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noun

An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zinc, a hydrated zinc silicate.

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calamine
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Meanings

nounhemimorphite (countable and uncountable, plural hemimorphites)

plural hemimorphites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zinc, a hydrated zinc silicate.

    Synonyms: calamine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zinc, a hydrated zinc silicate.

Similar
calamine

More synonyms by meaning

nouna white mineral; a common ore of zinc

Similar
calamine
Broader
mineral
Also see
calamine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hemimorphic + -ite.

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Translations

Finnish hemimorfiitti
  • hemimorfiittimineral
German Kieselzinkerz, Hemimorphit
  • Kieselzinkerzmineral
  • Hemimorphitmineral
  • Zinksilikatmineral
Greek ημιμορφίτης
  • ημιμορφίτης (imimorfítis)mineral
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APA

hemimorphite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemimorphite

MLA

“hemimorphite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemimorphite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemimorphite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemimorphite.

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