ZIRCON


Meaning of ZIRCON in English

/zerr"kon/ , n.

a common mineral, zirconium silicate, ZrSiO 4 , occurring in small tetragonal crystals or grains of various colors, usually opaque: used as a refractory when opaque and as a gem when transparent.

[ 1785-95; Zirkon; see JARGON 2 ]

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