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Definition of "zircon" []

  • A brown to colorless mineral, ZrSiO4, which is heated, cut, and polished to form a brilliant blue-white gem. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "zircon" in a sentence
  • "The sands are called zircon sands because they contain sand-sized mineral zircon grains."
  • "Red zircon, which is rare, is properly called "_hyacinth_.""
  • "This double nitrate has a specific gravity of 4.7963, therefore such a stone as zircon, which is the heaviest known, will float in it."