zirconium - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'zirconium' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . 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.

Nearby Words:

zirco- zircofluoride zircon zircona zirconate zirconia zirconic zircono zirconoid

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