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HEMIMORPHITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hemimorphite mean?
• HEMIMORPHITE (noun)
The noun HEMIMORPHITE has 1 sense:
1. a white mineral; a common ore of zinc
Familiarity information: HEMIMORPHITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white mineral; a common ore of zinc
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
calamine; hemimorphite
Hypernyms ("hemimorphite" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "hemimorphite"):
atomic number 48; cadmium; Cd (a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores)
Holonyms ("hemimorphite" is a substance of...):
calamine lotion (a lotion consisting of a liquid preparation containing calamine; used to treat itching or mild skin irritations)
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