different between synthetic vs hafnon

English

Etymology

From French synthétique, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (sunthetikós).

Pronunciation

• enPR: s?nth?t'?k, IPA^(key): /s?n???t?k/

Adjective

synthetic (comparative more synthetic, superlative most synthetic)

1. Of, or relating to synthesis.
2. (chemistry) Produced by synthesis instead of being isolated from a natural source (but may be identical to a product so obtained).
3. Artificial, not genuine.
4. (grammar) Pertaining to the joining of bound morphemes in a word (compare analytic).
5. (linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the use of bound morphemes to indicate syntactic relationships (compare analytic).

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

synthetic (plural synthetics)

1. A synthetic compound.

English

Etymology

From hafnium +? zircon.

Noun

hafnon (uncountable)

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

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Hafnon”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “hafnon”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.