zircon

Meaning of zircon

noun

a mineral occurring as prismatic crystals, typically brown but sometimes in translucent forms of gem quality. It consists of zirconium silicate and is the chief ore of zirconium.

late 18th century: from German Zirkon ; compare with jargon².

Information about zircon

It is a name.
The plural form of zircon is: zircons.
Languages in which zircon is used:
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- French

Hyphenation of zircon

zir-con

It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
zircon is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Translation of zircon

French: zircon
Italian: zircone
Spanish: zircón, circón
Portuguese: zircão

Words that rhyme with zircon

Alarcon, Azarcon, Garcon, brevinarcon, earcon, eunarcon, intranarcon, FiberCon, Circon, Psorcon, penorcon

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