demantoid

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noun

A green garnet.

Similar
Uralian emerald
OriginGerman Demantoid ← Middle High German diemant ← Old French diamant →
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Meanings

noundemantoid (countable and uncountable, plural demantoids)

plural demantoids

  1. countableuncountableA green garnet.

    Synonyms: Uralian emerald

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA green garnet.

Similar
Uralian emerald
Also see
uralian emerald

Origin

  1. Old Frenchdiamant
  2. Middle High Germandiemant
  3. GermanDemantoid
  4. Englishdemantoid

From German Demantoid, from archaic/obsolete Demant (“diamond”) + -oid, from Middle High German diemant, from Old French diamant.

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Translations

Bulgarian демантоид
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Chinese Mandarin 翠榴石
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Czech démantoid
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Finnish demantoidi
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Russian демантоид
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Slovak diamantoid
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Spanish demantoide
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Swedish demantoid
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with demantoid

allantoidBantoidmantoid
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Cite this entry
APA

demantoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demantoid

MLA

“demantoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demantoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demantoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demantoid.

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