Moissanite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɔi.sə.nait/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Moissanite is a noun meaning (mineralogy) Crystalline silicon carbide with various crystalline polymorphs, either naturally-occurring or synthetic.
Meaning
(mineralogy) Crystalline silicon carbide with various crystalline polymorphs, either naturally-occurring or synthetic.
Example Sentences
A new diamond simulant that is harder to detect than current simulants will debut in early 1997, The material -- synthetic moissanite -- is thermally conductive like diamond, readering conventional testers obsolete for this characteristic.
Word Forms
- moissanites
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include moganite, monimolite, miaskite, mizzonite, sillimanite, moonstone.
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