Etymograph

English

hafnon

From hafnium + zircon.

A compound of hafnium + zircon

Latin Hafnia ‘Copenhagen’

English hafnium

Middle Persian zlgwn'

Arabic زَرْقُون ‘zircon, a red gemstone’

German Zirkon

English zircon

Today it means

noun A mineral of hafnium silicate ore, having the chemical formula HfSiO₄, produced synthetically by substituting hafnium for the zirconium in zircon.

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