Canadian English Meaning of zirconium

zirconium

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zirconium (n)

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

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zirconium (n.)

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.

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zirconium

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 chie

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zirconic => zircon, zirconia => zirconia, zirconate => Zirconate, zircona => Zirconia, zircon light => zircon light,