zirconoid

      English

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      Noun

      zirconoid (plural zirconoids)

      1. (crystallography) A double eight-sided pyramid, a form common with tetragonal crystals; — so called because this form often occurs in crystals of zircon.
      Last modified on 15 June 2013, at 22:56