n.
Pronunciation: ˌ z ə r- ' k ō -n ē - ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary zircon
Date: 1808
: a steel-gray hard ductile metallic element with a high melting point that occurs widely in combined form (as in zircon), is highly resistant to corrosion, and is used especially in alloys and in refractories and ceramics ― see ELEMENT table