zirconium

Nouns

  • (n) 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 atomic number 40, Zr,

Synonyms

atomic number 40 Zr

Words of close approximity

zirconia
zirconium dioxide zirconium oxide zirconium silicate