| zirconium |
a lustrous grey strong metallic element resembling titanium; it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron absorber; it occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly from zircon
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| zirconium |
(a) Element with atomic number 40. It arises almost entirely from the s-process, in red giant stars. (b) A hard lustrous silvery transition element that occurs in a gemstone, zircon (ZrSiO 4 ). It is used in some strong alloy steels. Symbol: Zr; mp 1850
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| zirconium |
a rather rare metallic element; symbol Zr; atomic number, 40; atomic weight, 91.22; chiefly obtained from a mineral called zircon. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary 27th edition; entry for zirconium.
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| zirconium |
Acts as a deoxidizing element in steel and combines with sulphur.
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| zirconium |
Zirconium is a metallic element with atomic number of 40. An alloy of zirconium known as Zircaloy is extensively used for the cladding of nuclear fuel elements.
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