zincite

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noun

A yellow, orange or dark-red mineral form of zinc oxide, often also containing small amounts of manganese, with a chemical formula (Zn,Mn²⁺)O, an important ore of zinc.

OriginEnglish zinc ← German Zink ← Middle High German zinke →
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Meanings

nounzincite (usually uncountable, plural zincites)

plural zincites

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA yellow, orange or dark-red mineral form of zinc oxide, often also containing small amounts of manganese, with a chemical formula (Zn,Mn²⁺)O, an important ore of zinc.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  3. Proto-Germanic*tindaz
  4. Old High Germanzint?
  5. Old High Germanzinko
  6. Middle High Germanzinke
  7. GermanZinke?
  8. GermanZink
  9. Englishzinc
  10. Englishzincite

From zinc + -ite.

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Translations

Finnish sinkiitti
  • sinkiittimineral
Polish cynkit
  • cynkitmineral

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

citizen
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APA

zincite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zincite

MLA

“zincite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zincite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zincite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zincite.

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