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Zirconium   /zərkˈoʊniəm/   Listen
Zirconium

noun
1.
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.  Synonyms: atomic number 40, Zr.



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zirconium dioxide
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"Zirconium" Quotes from Famous Books



... in this group; but in the manufacture of iron and steel, manganese, chromium, nickel, tungsten, molybdenum, vanadium, zirconium, titanium, aluminum, uranium, magnesium, fluorine, silicon, and other substances play important parts, either as accessories in the furnace reactions or as ingredients introduced to give certain qualities ...
— The Economic Aspect of Geology • C. K. Leith


Words linked to "Zirconium" :   metallic element, zircon, baddeleyite, metal, zirconium dioxide


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