blende

Meanings

Plural: blendes

Noun

an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form
sphalerite (a naturally-occurring sulfide of zinc)

Origin / Etymology

From German Blende, from blenden (“deceive”) (because it resembles galena).

Synonyms

sphalerite, zinc blende

Scrabble Score: 9

blende is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 12

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