simulant /ˈsɪmjʊlənt/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Simulating, replacing, or having the form or appearance of something else. noun1 •Something that simulates something else such as a gemstone.Due to its low cost and close visual likeness to diamond, cubic zirconia has remained the most gemologically and economically important diamond simulant since 1976. formssimulants
