moissanite

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

moissanite (countable and uncountable, plural moissanites)

  1. (mineralogy) Crystalline silicon carbide with various crystalline polymorphs, either naturally-occurring or synthetic.
    • 1996 EEE Circular-keystone: JCK. - Volume 167 - Page 32
      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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References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Moissanite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
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