blende

[ blend ]

/ blɛnd /

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noun Mineralogy.

sphalerite; zinc sulfide.

any of certain other sulfides.

Origin of blende

1675–85; <German; compare Middle High German blenden to make blind, deceive; so called because it often looks deceptively like galena

Words nearby blende

bleeping, blellum, blemish, blench, blend, blende, blended family, blended learning, blended whiskey, blender, blending inheritance

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Example sentences from the Web for blende

It probably is not rich enough for amalgamation, as it contains a superior bulk of iron pyrites, blende, lead and earthy matter.
The South-West|Jonathon Holt Ingraham
In external form these crystals are cubic with inclined hemihedrism, the symmetry being the same as in blende and tetrahedrite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2|Various
The deposition of galena, blende, and pyrite in the Galena lead mines still continues.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884|Various
They are often accompanied by the sulphate of barytes, or by calcareous spar; sometimes by blende, or iron pyrites.
Scenes and Adventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

Hemimorphite occurs with other ores of zinc (calamine and blende), forming veins and beds in sedimentary limestones.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for blende

blende

/ (blɛnd) /

noun

another name for sphalerite

any of several sulphide ores, such as antimony sulphide

Word Origin for blende

C17: German Blende, from blenden to deceive, blind; so called because it is easily mistaken for galena

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	blende
释义	blende [ blend ] / blɛnd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR blende ON THESAURUS.COM noun Mineralogy. sphalerite; zinc sulfide. any of certain other sulfides. Origin of blende 1675–85; <German; compare Middle High German blenden to make blind, deceive; so called because it often looks deceptively like galena Words nearby blende bleeping, blellum, blemish, blench, blend, blende, blended family, blended learning, blended whiskey, blender, blending inheritance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blende It probably is not rich enough for amalgamation, as it contains a superior bulk of iron pyrites, blende, lead and earthy matter. The South-West\|Jonathon Holt Ingraham In external form these crystals are cubic with inclined hemihedrism, the symmetry being the same as in blende and tetrahedrite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2\|Various The deposition of galena, blende, and pyrite in the Galena lead mines still continues. Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884\|Various They are often accompanied by the sulphate of barytes, or by calcareous spar; sometimes by blende, or iron pyrites. Scenes and Adventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas\|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Hemimorphite occurs with other ores of zinc (calamine and blende), forming veins and beds in sedimentary limestones. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3\|Various British Dictionary definitions for blende blende / (blɛnd) / noun another name for sphalerite any of several sulphide ores, such as antimony sulphide Word Origin for blende C17: German Blende, from blenden to deceive, blind; so called because it is easily mistaken for galena Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to blende gold, metal, iron, platinum, mineral, lead, rock, silver, bronze, copper, tin, zinc
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blende

noun Mineralogy.

Origin of blende

Words nearby blende

Example sentences from the Web for blende

British Dictionary definitions for blende

noun

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