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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

smith•son•ite n. [Mineral.]

Mineralogya native carbonate of zinc, ZnCO₃, that is an important ore of the metal.

1825–35; named after J. Smithson (who distinguished it from calamine); see -ite¹

'smithsonite' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

calamine - dry-bone ore - zinc

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