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CORUNDOM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does corundom mean?
• CORUNDOM (noun)
The noun CORUNDOM has 1 sense:
1. very hard mineral used as an abrasive
Familiarity information: CORUNDOM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very hard mineral used as an abrasive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
corundom; corundum
Hypernyms ("corundom" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "corundom"):
alumina; aluminium oxide; aluminum oxide (any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum)
ruby (a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers)
sapphire (a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone)
Holonyms ("corundom" is a substance of...):
emery (a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper))
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