zircon

Significado (Inglês)

  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.

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Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈzɜː(ɹ)kən/
Etimologia (Inglês)

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

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