moissanite

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

moissanite (countable and uncountable, plural moissanites)

1. (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.