- zirconium
- zirconium (n.) metallic chemical element, 1808, coined by German chemist and mineralogist Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743-1817) in 1789; so called because it was found in ZIRCON (Cf. zircon).
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Zirconium — (pronEng|zɚˈkoʊniəm, IPA|/ˌzɝˈkoʊniəm/) is a chemical element with the symbol Zr and atomic number 40. It is a lustrous, gray white, strong transition metal that resembles titanium. Zirconium is used as an alloying agent due to its high… … Wikipedia
Zirconium — Yttrium ← Zirconium → Niobium Ti … Wikipédia en Français
zirconium — [ zirkɔnjɔm ] n. m. • 1816; de zircon ♦ Chim. Corps simple (Zr; no at. 40; m. at. 91,22), métal blanc du groupe du titane, très abondant dans la croûte terrestre, utilisé notamment dans certains alliages inoxydables. ● zirconium nom masculin (de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Zirconium — ir*co ni*um, n. [NL.] (Chem.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zirconium — Zirconium, s. Zirkonium … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Zirconium — См. Цирконий Термины атомной энергетики. Концерн Росэнергоатом, 2010 … Термины атомной энергетики
Zirconium — Zirconium, grundstof med forkortelsen Zr … Danske encyklopædi
Zirconium — vgl. Zirkonium … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
zirconium — Symbol: Zr Atomic number: 40 Atomic weight: 91.22 Grey white metallic transition element. Five natural isotopes and six radioactive isotopes are known. Used in nuclear reactors for a neutron absorber. Discovered in 1789 by Martin Klaproth,… … Elements of periodic system
zirconium — [zər kō′nē əm] n. [ModL < ZIRCONIA + IUM: name proposed (1808) by DAVY Sir Humphry for element later isolated (1824) by BERZELIUS Baron Jöns Jakob] a hard, ductile, gray or black, metallic chemical element found combined in zircon, etc., and… … English World dictionary
