Meanings
plural moissanites
- countableuncountablechemistryCrystalline silicon carbide with various crystalline polymorphs, either naturally-occurring or synthetic.
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.
1996 EEE Circular-keystone: JCK. - Volume 167 - Page 32
Origin
From Moissan + -ite; the mineral form of silicon carbide was named moissanite in honor of chemist Henri Moissan.^([1]) ².
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 莫桑石, 莫桑鑽 /莫桑钻
- 莫桑石Crystalline silicon carbide with various crystalline polymorphs, either naturally-occurring or synthetic.
- 莫桑鑽 /莫桑钻 (mòsāngzuàn)Crystalline silicon carbide with various crystalline polymorphs, either naturally-occurring or synthetic.
German Moissanit
- MoissanitCrystalline silicon carbide with various crystalline polymorphs, either naturally-occurring or synthetic.
Polish moissanit
- moissanitCrystalline silicon carbide with various crystalline polymorphs, either naturally-occurring or synthetic.
Russian муассани́т
- муассани́т (muassanít)Crystalline silicon carbide with various crystalline polymorphs, either naturally-occurring or synthetic.
Spanish moissanita
- moissanitaCrystalline silicon carbide with various crystalline polymorphs, either naturally-occurring or synthetic.
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