zircon

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. (uncountable) A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia.
2. (countable) A crystal of zircon, sometimes used as a false gemstone.

Έννοιες

ζιρκόνιο

ζιρκονίτης

Συνώνυμα

zirconite

zirconium silicate

azorite

mineral

semi-precious stone

hyacinth

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acorite

jargoon

zirconium

jacinth

jargon

Μεταφράσεις

zircon

zircone

Zirkon

zircão

circón

zircó

zircón

zirkon

cirkon

zirkonium

zirkoon

zircônio

zirconita

circonio

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈzɜː(ɹ)kən/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From German Zirkon, possibly via French zircon, formed in the 1780s from Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn). Doublet of jargoon.