noun Mineralogy.
1.
sphalerite; zinc sulfide.
2.
any of certain other sulfides.
Origin:
1675–85; < German; compare Middle High German blenden to make blind, deceive; so called because it often looks deceptively like galena
1675–85; < German; compare Middle High German blenden to make blind, deceive; so called because it often looks deceptively like galena
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| —n | |
| 1. | another name for sphalerite |
| 2. | any of several sulphide ores, such as antimony sulphide |
| [C17: German Blende, from blenden to deceive, | |
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