zirconia
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /zɜːˈkəʊ.ni.ə/
- (US) IPA(key): /zɝˈkoʊ.ni.ə/
Noun
zirconia (countable and uncountable, plural zirconias)
- (chemistry) The oxide of zirconium, obtained as a white powder, and possessing both acid and basic properties. On account of its infusibility, and brilliant luminosity when incandescent, it is used as an ingredient of sticks for the Drummond light.
Synonyms
- zirconium dioxide
Derived terms
- cubic zirconia
- zirconian
Related terms
- zircon, zircona
Translations
oxide of zirconium
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zirconia in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Latin
Noun
zircōnia
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of zircōnium