zincite

English

Zincite

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-ónts

Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntsder.

Proto-Germanic *tindaz

Old High German zint?

Old High German zinko

Middle High German zinke

German Zinke?

German Zinkbor.

English zinc

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der.

Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der.

Latin -ītēsbor.

French -iteder.

English -ite

English zincite

From zinc + -ite.

Noun

zincite (usually uncountable, plural zincites)

1. (mineralogy) A yellow, orange or dark-red mineral form of zinc oxide, often also containing small amounts of manganese, with a chemical formula (Zn,Mn²⁺)O, an important ore of zinc.

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: sinkiitti
• Polish: cynkit m

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Zincite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “zincite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.

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