ADAMANT

An Illustrated Encyclopaedic Medical Dictionary · 1891 · p. 2

n. A°d’a3m-aînt. Gr., adéuas (from « priv., and Sapétew, to overpower). Lat.,adam as. Fr., diamant. Ger., Demant, Diamant. It., Sp.,adamante, 1. The diamond. 2. A magnet. [A, 315.]