zirconium

Etymology

From a New Latin coinage, from zircon. Doublet of jargonium.

noun

  1. A chemical element (symbol Zr) with an atomic number of 40, a strong, lustrous, grey-white transition metal mainly used as a refractory and opacifier.

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