- zirconoid
- \\ˈzərkəˌnȯid\ noun
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Etymology: zircon + -oid: a ditetragonal dipyramid
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
zirconoid
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Zirconoid — ir con*oid, n. [Zircon + oid.] (Crystallog.) A double eight sided pyramid, a form common with tetragonal crystals; so called because this form often occurs in crystals of zircon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zirconoid — noun A double eight sided pyramid, a form common with tetragonal crystals; so called because this form often occurs in crystals of zircon … Wiktionary
zirconoid — zir·con·oid … English syllables
