DEMANTOID

demantoid

(noun) a green andradite used as a gemstone

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

demantoid (plural demantoids)

A green garnet.

Anagrams

• dominated

Source: Wiktionary


De*man"toid, n. Etym: [G. demant diamond + -oid.] (Min.)

Definition: A yellow-green, transparent variety of garnet found in the Urals. It is valued as a gem because of its brilliancy of luster, whence the name.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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