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Blendes

A list of 17 words by ruzuzu.

  • Blende, Coloradowas added by fbharjo and appears on just this list
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  • purple blendewas added by fbharjo and appears on just this list
  • labrador hornblendewas added by fbharjo and appears on just this list
  • manganblendewas added by fbharjo and appears on just this list
  • antimony-blendewas added by fbharjo and appears on just this list
  • bismuth blendewas added by fbharjo and appears on just this list
  • pitch-blendewas added by ruzuzu and appears on 2 lists
  • ruby blendewas added by ruzuzu and appears on just this list
  • manganese blendewas added by ruzuzu and appears on just this list
  • zinc blendewas added by ruzuzu and appears on just this list
  • pitchblendewas added by ruzuzu and appears on 14 lists
  • hornblendewas added by ruzuzu and appears on 7 lists
  • blendewas added by ruzuzu and appears on 5 lists
  • ruby-blendewas added by ruzuzu and appears on just this list
  • manganese-blendewas added by ruzuzu and appears on just this list
  • zinc-blendewas added by ruzuzu and appears on just this list

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"blende n. An ore of zinc; a native sulphid of zinc, but commonly containing more or less iron, also a little cadmium, and sometimes rarer elements (gallium, indium). Its color is mostly brown and black, but when pure it is yellow or even white. The word blende is also employed in such compound terms as manganese-blende, zinc-blende, ruby-blende, to designate certain minerals (sulphids of the metals) characterized by a brilliant non-metallic luster. Also called sphalerite, false galena, and by English miners mock lead and black-jack."

--Century Dictionary

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