wurtzite
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Definition of wurtzite
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite.
adj
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(not-comparable)Of 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.”
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Etymology
From Wurtz + -ite, for Charles-Adolphe Wurtz, French chemist.
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