zirconia

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /zɜːˈkəʊ.ni.ə/
(US) IPA^(key): /zɝˈkoʊ.ni.ə/

Noun

zirconia (countable and uncountable, plural zirconias)

(chemistry) The oxide of zirconium, obtained as a white powder, and possessing both acid and basic properties. On account of its infusibility, and brilliant luminosity when incandescent, it is used as an ingredient of sticks for the Drummond light.

Synonyms

zirconium dioxide

Derived terms

Related terms

zircon, zircona

Translations

oxide of zirconium

French: zircone (fr) f
Italian: zirconia f
Polish: cyrkonia (pl) f

“zirconia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Noun

zircōnia

nominative/accusative/vocative plural of zircōnium

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