hemimorphite

noun

hemi·​mor·​phite

plural -s

1

: a mineral Zn₄Si₂O₇OH.H₂O consisting of a basic zinc silicate in usually white or colorless transparent orthorhombic crystals

2

: smithsonite

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary hemimorphic + -ite; originally formed as German hemimorphit

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