Lab diamond
A colloquial abbreviation for synthetic diamond. It is not preferred in formal technical writing because it can be ambiguous and must not be used for simulants.
How this term is used on the platform
- Synonyms / variants
- lab-grown
- Discouraged
- lab diamond in a formal definition · lab diamond for moissanite or CZ
How the Croatian edition writes this term
- Level
- Official Croatian term
- Form
- ne rabiti; sintetički dijamant
- First mention in a chapter
- sintetički dijamant
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Sources and authorities
The records below form the terminology basis for this entry or its category. This does not mean that every source defines every word on this page. The canonical manuscript remains the primary contextual source, while each external standard, laboratory policy, or regulatory guideline applies only within its own scope.
Primary internal terminology and context source across 105 chapters.
International nomenclature and grading framework.
CIBJODiamond Terminology GuidelineConsumer-facing distinction among diamond, laboratory-grown/synthetic diamond and simulants.
CIBJOLaboratory-Grown Diamond GuidelinesDisclosure and business terminology for laboratory-grown diamonds.
ISOISO 18323:2015 — Jewellery — Consumer confidence in the diamond industryPermitted descriptors and definitions for diamond-industry consumer terminology.
GIALaboratory-Grown Diamond ServicesCurrent GIA-specific reporting terminology for laboratory-grown diamond services; monitored separately from natural-diamond grading nomenclature.
U.S. Federal Trade CommissionJewelry Guides / In the LoupeU.S. advertising and disclosure language for simulated and laboratory-created diamonds.