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    SPHALERITE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    An ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline formplay

    Synonyms:

    blende; sphalerite; zinc blende

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    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("sphalerite" is a kind of...):

    mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

    Meronyms (substance of "sphalerite"):

    atomic number 49; In; indium (a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite)

    atomic number 81; thallium; Tl (a soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende and some iron ores)

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