Zirconoid
Pronunciation : Zir"con*oid
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Zircon + oid.] (Crystallog.)
Definition : Defn: A double eight-sided pyramid, a form common with tetragonal crystals; -- so called because this form often occurs in crystals of zircon.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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