wurtzite

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noun

A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite.

“A new family of semiconductors has been synthesized for the first time in the form of wurtzite phase nanocrystals of Cu2ZnAS4−x and CuZn2AS4.”

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Meanings

nounwurtzite (countable and uncountable, plural wurtzites)

plural wurtzites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite.
adjectivewurtzite (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to wurtzite crystal structure, a hexagonal crystal system named after the mineral wurtzite.

    A new family of semiconductors has been synthesized for the first time in the form of wurtzite phase nanocrystals of Cu2ZnAS4−x and CuZn2AS4.

Origin

From Wurtz + -ite, for Charles-Adolphe Wurtz, French chemist.

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Translations

Finnish wurtziitti
  • wurtziittizinc iron sulfide mineral
German Wurtzit
  • Wurtzitzinc iron sulfide mineral
Spanish wurtzita
  • wurtzitazinc iron sulfide mineral
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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