corundum
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British, America) IPA: /kəˈɹʌn.dəm/
corundum
- (mineral) An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al2O3, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.
- French: corindon
- German: Korund
- Italian: corindone
- Portuguese: corundo, corindo
- Spanish: corindón
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