blende

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/blɛnd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(blend)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
blende  (blend),USA pronunciation n. [Mineral.]
  1. Mineralogysphalerite;
    zinc sulfide.
  2. Mineralogyany of certain other sulfides.
  • German; compare Middle High German blenden to make blind, deceive; so called because it often looks deceptively like galena
  • 1675–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
blende / blɛnd/
  1. another name for sphalerite
  2. any of several sulphide ores, such as antimony sulphide
Etymology: 17th Century: German Blende, from blenden to deceive, blind; so called because it is easily mistaken for galena
'blende' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hornblende - hornblende schist - pitchblende - sphalerite - zinc blende

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