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Mohs scale Moderate

Mohs scale has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a scale of hardness of solids; talc is 0 and diamond is 10; ordering is determined by which substance can scratch another substance

Proper Noun
1

A scale of the hardness of minerals based on their ability to scratch one another

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
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Rhyming Words
ale gale dale bale pale tale cale kale hale sale nale yale vale zale rale swale orale teale peale whale
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