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zin·ken·ite (ziŋkə nīt′)

noun

a steel-gray mineral, PbSbS, that is an ore of lead

Etymology: Ger zinkenit, after J. K. Zincken (1790-1862), Ger geologist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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