willemiten.

Brit.

/ˈwɪləmʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈwɪləˌmaɪt/

Forms: 1800s– villemite, 1800s– willemite.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Willemit.

Etymology: < German Willemit (A. Levy 1830, in Neues Jahrbuch f. Mineral. 71) < the name of Willem I (1772–1843), king of the Netherlands (reigned 1815–40) + -it -ite suffix¹.

Mineralogy.

A mineral, consisting of a silicate of zinc, which occurs as prisms and polycrystalline masses of various pale colours, typically greenish-yellow, and is often strongly fluorescent.Formula: Zn₂SiO₄. Crystal system: trigonal.

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1831 London Lit. Gaz. 23 Apr. 269/1 Willemite, new Mineral.—Mr. Levy has discovered, near Liege, a new mineral, composed of silica and of oxide of zinc.

1928 Times 1 Aug. 9/6 A pale-green slab of willemite glows with remarkable brilliance, the colour being comparable with uranium-green.

1995 New Scientist 1 July 28/1 As the glaze melts in the kiln, the zinc oxide combines with the silica to form willemite—zinc silicate—which crystallises on the surface of the pot as the temperature in the kiln falls.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	willemite
释义	willemiten. Brit. /ˈwɪləmʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈwɪləˌmaɪt/ Forms: 1800s– villemite, 1800s– willemite. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Willemit. Etymology: < German Willemit (A. Levy 1830, in Neues Jahrbuch f. Mineral. 71) < the name of Willem I (1772–1843), king of the Netherlands (reigned 1815–40) + -it -ite suffix¹. Mineralogy. A mineral, consisting of a silicate of zinc, which occurs as prisms and polycrystalline masses of various pale colours, typically greenish-yellow, and is often strongly fluorescent.Formula: Zn₂SiO₄. Crystal system: trigonal. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > nesosilicates > [noun] > olivine group > willemite willemite1831 troostite1835 1831 London Lit. Gaz. 23 Apr. 269/1 Willemite, new Mineral.—Mr. Levy has discovered, near Liege, a new mineral, composed of silica and of oxide of zinc. 1928 Times 1 Aug. 9/6 A pale-green slab of willemite glows with remarkable brilliance, the colour being comparable with uranium-green. 1995 New Scientist 1 July 28/1 As the glaze melts in the kiln, the zinc oxide combines with the silica to form willemite—zinc silicate—which crystallises on the surface of the pot as the temperature in the kiln falls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1831
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