diamond dust
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of diamond dust
First recorded in 1695–1705
Example Sentences
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Could diamond dust -- in addition to its use in drug delivery to treat tumor cells -- one day become a novel contrast agent used for MRI?
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
Based on an original painting sold last year, each piece is made with layers that include diamond dust and platinum leaf.
From Reuters ● May 30, 2022
I used diamond dust a bunch of times.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2020
Then, the air needs to be still for a few days, and the sky needs to be perfectly clear, without a wisp of a cloud or a shimmer of diamond dust above the ice sheet.
From National Geographic ● Jun. 27, 2018
Nathan had read about this; it was called diamond dust.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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