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moissanite

/ˈmɔi.sə.nait/ US

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From Moissan + -ite; the mineral form of silicon carbide was named moissanite in honor of chemist Henri Moissan.^([1]) ².

noun moissanites

countable, uncountable Crystalline 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.

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noun Crystalline silicon carbide with various crystalline polymorphs, either naturally-occurring or synthetic.

Español	moissanita
中文	莫桑石, 莫桑鑽 /莫桑钻 mòsāngzuàn
Deutsch	Moissanit
Русский	муассани́т muassanít

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@misc{moissanite_2026,
  title = {moissanite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moissanite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}