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wurtzite
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From Wurtz + -ite, for Charles-Adolphe Wurtz, French chemist.
noun wurtzites
- A dark brown zinc iron sulfide mineral ((Zn,Fe)S), a form of sphalerite.
adjective
- 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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Talk about this word "wurtzite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wurtzite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. wurtzite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wurtzite "wurtzite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wurtzite.Cite this
@misc{wurtzite_2026,
title = {wurtzite},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wurtzite},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
