aluminum oxynitride
noun
aluminum oxy·ni·tride -ˌäk-si-ˈnī-ˌtrīd 
: a transparent ceramic compound AlON that exhibits a high degree of toughness
One promising solution is to replace the glass with significantly cheaper and more effective aluminum oxynitride … a hard, sapphirelike material developed by industry, the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force.
Steven Ashley, Scientific American, May 2006
Steven Ashley, Scientific American, May 2006
Word History
Etymology
oxy- + nitride entry 1
First Known Use
1978, in the meaning defined above
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