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zircons

zircons is the plural of zircon.

Meaning of zircon

Noun

zircon (countable and uncountable, plural zircons)

  1. (uncountable) A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia.
    • […] salamanders, mermaids, chimaeras, wild men o’ the woods, leviathans, all hewn from faultless gems, thrice the bulk of a big man’s body, velvet-dark sapphires, chrysolite, beryl, amethyst, and the yellow zircon that is like transparent gold.1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 3
  2. (countable) A crystal of zircon, sometimes used as a false gemstone.
    • A zircon princess, seemed to lost her senses1982, “The Message”, performed by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

Questions about zircons

What is zircons the plural of?
Zircons is the plural of zircon.

Words near zircons in the dictionary

  1. zirconofluorides
  2. zirconoid
  3. zirconoids
  4. zirconolite
  5. zirconolites
  6. zircons
  7. zirconyl
  8. zirconyls
  9. zircophyllite
  10. zircophyllites
  11. zircosulfate

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