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moissanite (iou)



moissanite noun. E20.
[from H. Moissan (1852-1907), French chemist + -ITE1.]
Mineralogy. A green (sometimes black or bluish) silicon carbide, which crystallizes in the hexagonal system, is a rare constituent of meteoric iron, and is made artificially as carborundum.