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zirconium

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zir=co=ni=um

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun zirconium has 1 sense

zirconium(n = noun.substance) atomic number 40, zr - a lustrous grey strong metallic element resembling titanium; it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron absorber; it occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly from zircon; Array

is a kind of metal, metallic element

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CIDE DICTIONARY

zirconium, n. [NL.].

A rare element of the carbon-silicon group, intermediate between the metals and nonmetals, obtained from the mineral zircon as a dark sooty powder, or as a gray metallic crystalline substance. Symbol Zr. Atomic weight, 90.4. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

zirconium, n. Chem. a grey metallic element occurring naturally in zircon and used in various industrial applications.

Usage

Symb.: Zr.

Etymology

mod.L f. ZIRCON + -IUM

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