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Zirconium

Zirconium Meaning & Definition
Zirconium Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Zirconium?

[n] a lustrous gray 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 | Synonyms for Zirconium: atomic number 40 | Zr

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See Also | baddeleyite | metal | metallic element | zircon | zirconium silicate

Zirconium In Webster's Dictionary

\Zir*co"ni*um\, n. [NL.] (Chem.) 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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