zirkoon

Dutch

Etymology

From German Zirkon, from Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn, “zircon; minium”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam (“gold”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɪrˈkoːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: zir‧koon
  • Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

zirkoon n (uncountable)

  1. zircon
  2. zirconium

Synonyms

Noun

zirkoon m (plural zirkonen, diminutive zirkoontje n)

  1. a zircon crystal
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