释义 |
smith·son·ite \ˈsmithsəˌnīt\ noun (-s) Etymology: James Smithson died 1829 British chemist and mineralogist + English -ite 1. : a usually white or nearly white native zinc carbonate ZnCO3 commonly reniform, botryoidal, stalactitic, or granular and distinguished from hemimorphite by its effervescence with acids (hardness 5, specific gravity 4.30-4.45) 2. : hemimorphite 1 |