Definition of Mohs scale

1. Noun. A scale of hardness of solids; talc is 0 and diamond is 10; ordering is determined by which substance can scratch another substance.


Medical Definition of Mohs scale

1. A qualitative scale in which minerals are classified in order of their increasing hardness, based on the fact that the harder of two materials will scratch the softer and will not be scratched by it. The scale lists 15 substances: 1, talc; 2, gypsum; 3, calcite; 4, fluorite; 5, apatite; 6, orthoclase, periclase; 7, vitreous pure silica; 8, quartz, stellite; 9, topaz; 10, garnet; 11, tantalum carbide, fused zirconia; 12, fused alumina; 13, silicon carbide; 14, boron carbide; 15, diamond. Synonym: Mohs scale. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mohs Scale

mohr
mohr
Mohr's syndrome
Mohrenheim
Mohrenheim's fossa
Mohrenheim's space
Mohria
Mohria caffrorum
mohrs
Mohr pipette
Mohs' chemosurgery
Mohs' fresh tissue chemosurgery technique
Mohs' micrographic surgery
Mohs' surgery
Mohs scale (current term)
Mohs scale (current term)
mohs surgery
mohur
mohurs
moi
moider
moidered
moidering
moiders
moidore
moidores
moieties
moiety
moiety
moil

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