blende
blende · blendes
SphaleriteSphalerite (a naturally-occurring sulfide of zinc)
/blɛnd/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Sphalerite (a naturally-occurring sulfide of zinc)
an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form
Origin
From German Blende, from blenden (“deceive”) (because it resembles galena).From German Blende, from blenden (“deceive”) (because it resembles galena).
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Forms
plural: blendesSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form:zinc blendesphalerite
Word family
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