ZIRCONIUM


Meaning of ZIRCONIUM in English

/ zɜːˈkəʊniəm; NAmE zɜːrˈkoʊ-/ noun

[ U ] ( symb Zr ) a chemical element. Zirconium is a hard silver-grey metal that does not corrode very easily.

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: modern Latin , from zircon , from German Zirkon .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.