demantoid

English

Etymology

From German Demantoid, from archaic/obsolete Demant (“diamond”) + -oid, from Middle High German diemant, from Old French diamant.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

demantoid (countable and uncountable, plural demantoids)

  1. A green garnet.
    Synonym: Uralian emerald

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References

  1. ^ “demantoid, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Demantoid”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “demantoid”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.

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