DEMANTOIDS

Noun

demantoids

plural of demantoid

Source: Wiktionary


DEMANTOID

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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