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ZINC SULFIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does zinc sulfide mean?
• ZINC SULFIDE (noun)
The noun ZINC SULFIDE has 1 sense:
1. a yellow to white crystalline fluorescent compound that occurs naturally as sphalerite or wurtzite and is used as a luminous pigment
Familiarity information: ZINC SULFIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A yellow to white crystalline fluorescent compound that occurs naturally as sphalerite or wurtzite and is used as a luminous pigment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
zinc sulfide; zinc sulphide
Hypernyms ("zinc sulfide" is a kind of...):
sulfide; sulphide (a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive)
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