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ZIRCON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A common mineral occurring in small crystals; chief source of zirconium; used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent
Synonyms:
zircon; zirconium silicate
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("zircon" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "zircon"):
atomic number 40; zirconium; Zr (a lustrous grey strong metallic element resembling titanium; it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron absorber; it occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly from zircon)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "zircon"):
hyacinth; jacinth (a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone)
jargon; jargoon (a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon)
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