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HOK-DIA-TERM-209 · Laboratory-grown diamonds
Lab diamond
A colloquial abbreviation for laboratory-grown diamond. It is not preferred in formal technical writing because it can be ambiguous and must not be used for simulants.
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- lab-grown
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- lab diamond in a formal definition · lab diamond for moissanite or CZ
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International nomenclature and grading framework.
Open official source ↗Consumer-facing distinction among diamond, laboratory-grown/synthetic diamond and simulants.
Open official source ↗Disclosure and business terminology for laboratory-grown diamonds.
Open official source ↗Permitted descriptors and definitions for diamond-industry consumer terminology.
Open official source ↗Current GIA-specific reporting terminology for laboratory-grown diamond services; monitored separately from natural-diamond grading nomenclature.
Open official source ↗U.S. advertising and disclosure language for simulated and laboratory-created diamonds.
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