demantoid

[ dih-man-toid ]

/ dɪˈmæn tɔɪd /

noun Mineralogy.

a brilliant green variety of andradite garnet, used as a gem.

Also called Uralian emerald.

Origin of demantoid

1890–95; <German, equivalent to (obsolete) Demantdiamond (<Middle High German diemant<Old French diamant) + -oid-oid

Words nearby demantoid

demand management, demand note, demand pacemaker, demand-pull inflation, demand-side, demantoid, demarcate, demarcation, demarcative, démarche, demark

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for demantoid

Perhaps the adoption of the name "Demantoid" might relieve the situation.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade
The demantoid garnet (sometimes called "olivine" in the trade).
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade
The luster, too, is diamond-like as the name "demantoid" signifies.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade
The hardness is only 6.5, or lower even than that of quartz—a character rather adverse to the use of demantoid as a gem.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10|Various

The demantoid garnet is also very soft as compared with emerald (61⁄2 as against nearly 8).
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade

British Dictionary definitions for demantoid

demantoid

/ (dɪˈmæntɔɪd) /

noun

a bright green variety of andradite garnet

Word Origin for demantoid

C19: from German, from obsolete Demant diamond, from Old French diamant + -oid

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	demantoid
释义	demantoid [ dih-man-toid ] / dɪˈmæn tɔɪd / noun Mineralogy. a brilliant green variety of andradite garnet, used as a gem. Also called Uralian emerald. Origin of demantoid 1890–95; <German, equivalent to (obsolete) Demantdiamond (<Middle High German diemant<Old French diamant) + -oid-oid Words nearby demantoid demand management, demand note, demand pacemaker, demand-pull inflation, demand-side, demantoid, demarcate, demarcation, demarcative, démarche, demark Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for demantoid Perhaps the adoption of the name "Demantoid" might relieve the situation. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public\|Frank Bertram Wade The demantoid garnet (sometimes called "olivine" in the trade). A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public\|Frank Bertram Wade The luster, too, is diamond-like as the name "demantoid" signifies. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public\|Frank Bertram Wade The hardness is only 6.5, or lower even than that of quartz—a character rather adverse to the use of demantoid as a gem. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10\|Various The demantoid garnet is also very soft as compared with emerald (61⁄2 as against nearly 8). A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public\|Frank Bertram Wade British Dictionary definitions for demantoid demantoid / (dɪˈmæntɔɪd) / noun a bright green variety of andradite garnet Word Origin for demantoid C19: from German, from obsolete Demant diamond, from Old French diamant + -oid Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看	amaretto amarillo amarine amarna amaryllidaceous amaryllis amaryllis family amarynceus amasa amass amastia amastigote amata amate amaterasu amateur amateurish amateurism amateur night amati amative amato amatol amatory amatungula