smithsonite

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noun

A mineral form of zinc carbonate, ZnCO₃, mined as an ore of zinc or as an ornamental stone.

Similar
zinc spar
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Meanings

nounsmithsonite (countable and uncountable, plural smithsonites)

plural smithsonites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA mineral form of zinc carbonate, ZnCO₃, mined as an ore of zinc or as an ornamental stone.

    Synonyms: zinc spar

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mineral form of zinc carbonate, ZnCO₃, mined as an ore of zinc or as an ornamental stone.

Similar
zinc spar

More synonyms by meaning

nouna mineral ore of zinc.

Similar
zinc spar
Broader
mineral
Also see
calamine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Named after James Smithson (1754-1829) in 1832.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic سميثسونيت
  • سميثسونيتmineral
Basque smithsonita
  • smithsonitamineral
Bulgarian смитсонит
  • смитсонит (smitsonit)mineral
Catalan smithsonita
  • smithsonitamineral
Chinese Mandarin 菱鋅礦 /菱锌矿
  • 菱鋅礦 /菱锌矿 (língxīnkuàng)mineral
Czech smithsonit
  • smithsonitmineral
Dutch smithsoniet
  • smithsonietmineral
Finnish sinkkisälpä, smithsoniitti
  • sinkkisälpämineral
  • smithsoniittimineral
French smithsonite
  • smithsonitemineral
German Smithsonit, Zinkspat
  • Smithsonitmineral
  • Zinkspatmineral
Greek σμιθσονίτης
  • σμιθσονίτης (smithsonítis)mineral
Hebrew סמיתסוניט
  • סמיתסוניטmineral
Italian smithsonite
  • smithsonitemineral
Japanese 菱亜鉛鉱
  • 菱亜鉛鉱 (ryōaenkō)mineral
Lithuanian smitsonitas
  • smitsonitasmineral
Norwegian smithsonitt, sinkspat
  • smithsonittmineral
  • sinkspatmineral
Persian اسمیت زونیت
  • اسمیت زونیتmineral
Polish smithsonit
  • smithsonitmineral
Portuguese smithsonita
  • smithsonitamineral
Russian смитсони́т, ци́нковый шпа́т
  • смитсони́т (smitsonít)mineral
  • ци́нковый шпа́т (cínkovyj špát)mineral
Slovak smithsonit
  • smithsonitmineral
Spanish smithsonita
  • smithsonitamineral
Swedish zinkspat, galmeja
  • zinkspatmineral
  • galmejamineral
  • smithsonitmineral
Ukrainian смітсоніт
  • смітсоніт (smitsonit)mineral
Vietnamese xmitxonit, smithsonit
  • xmitxonitmineral
  • smithsonitmineral
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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