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Etymology
From German Zirkon, from Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn, “zircon; minium”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam (“gold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɪrˈkoːn/
- Hyphenation: zir‧koon
- Rhymes: -oːn
Noun
zirkoon n (uncountable)
- zircon
- zirconium
Synonyms
Noun
zirkoon m (plural zirkonen, diminutive zirkoontje n)
- a zircon crystal