zincite

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈzɪŋkaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(zing′kīt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
zinc•ite  (zing′kīt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mineralogya brittle, deep-red to orange-yellow mineral, native zinc oxide, ZnO, usually massive or granular: formerly an important ore of zinc. Also called red oxide of zinc. 
  • zinc + -ite1 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
zincite /ˈzɪŋkaɪt/ n
  1. a red or yellow mineral consisting of zinc oxide in hexagonal crystalline form. It occurs in metamorphosed limestone. Formula: ZnO
'zincite' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hydrozincite - red oxide of zinc

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