voltzite

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noun

An oxysulfide of lead occurring in implanted spherical globules of a yellowish or brownish colour.

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Meanings

nounvoltzite (uncountable)

alternative voltzine

  1. uncountablechemistryAn oxysulfide of lead occurring in implanted spherical globules of a yellowish or brownish colour.

Origin

From Voltz + -ite, after a French engineer.

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

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

Chicago

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

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