moissanite

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmoi.sə.nɑit/

Noun

moissanite (countable and uncountable, plural moissanites)

(mineralogy) Naturally-occurring silicon carbide, having various crystalline polymorphs.

Translations

Naturally-occurring silicon carbide with various crystalline polymorphs

Chinese:
Mandarin: 莫桑石
German: Moissanit m
Polish: moissanit m
Russian: муассани́т (ru) m (muassanít)
Spanish: moissanita m

References

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Moissanite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.

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