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hafnon

hafnon noun: a mineral of hafnium silicate ore, having the chemical formula HfSiO₄, produced synthetically by substituting hafnium for the zirconium in zircon.

Noun

hafnon (uncountable)

  1. A mineral of hafnium silicate ore, having the chemical formula HfSiO₄, produced synthetically by substituting hafnium for the zirconium in zircon.

Origin of hafnon

From hafnium + zircon.

Questions about hafnon

What does hafnon mean?
Hafnon means a mineral of hafnium silicate ore, having the chemical formula HfSiO₄, produced synthetically by substituting hafnium for the zirconium in zircon.
What part of speech is hafnon?
Hafnon is a noun.

Words near hafnon in the dictionary

  1. hafnian
  2. hafniosis
  3. hafnium
  4. hafnocene
  5. hafnocenes
  6. hafnon
  7. hafnyl
  8. hafod
  9. hafods
  10. Hafodyrynys
  11. haft

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