moissanite
Definitions
Crystalline silicon carbide with various crystalline polymorphs, either naturally-occurring or synthetic.
Examples
“A new diamond simulant that is harder to detect⟳ than current simulants will debut in early 1997, The material -- synthetic moissanite -- is thermally conductive like⟳ diamond, readering conventional testers obsolete for this characteristic.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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