zinc sulfide
nounChemistry.
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, ZnS, soluble in acids, insoluble in water, occurring naturally as wurtzite and sphalerite: used as a pigment and as a phosphor on x-ray and television screens.
Origin of zinc sulfide
1First recorded in 1880–85
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The luminous watch dials consist of a coating of zinc sulfide under continual bombardment by the radium projectiles.
Creative Chemistry | Edwin E. Slosson
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