BLENDE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an ore that is the chief source of zinc
   • consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form
   Synonym(s)
   • sphalerite (what does sphalerite mean?)
   • zinc blende (what does zinc blende mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) blende is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mineral (what does mineral mean?)