demantoid

English

Demantoid with stilbite

Etymology

From German Demantoid, from archaic/obsolete Demant (“diamond”) + -oid, from Middle High German diemant, from Old French diamant.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪˈmæntɔɪd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɪˈmænˌtɔɪd/, /diˈmænˌtɔɪd/, /ˈdɛmənˌtɔɪd/
• Rhymes: -æntɔɪd

Noun

demantoid (countable and uncountable, plural demantoids)

1. A green garnet.

   Synonym: Uralian emerald

Derived terms

• demantoid garnet

Translations

Translations

• Bulgarian: демантоид (demantoid)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 翠榴石

• Czech: démantoid
• Finnish: demantoidi (fi)
• Russian: демантоид (ru) (demantoid)
• Slovak: diamantoid
• Spanish: demantoide
• Swedish: demantoid

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Demantoid”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “demantoid”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.

Anagrams

• dominated