zirconium
noun/zɜːˈkəʊniəm/
/zɜːrˈkəʊniəm/
[uncountable] (symbol Zr)
- a chemical element. Zirconium is a hard silver-grey metal that does not corrode very easily.Word Originearly 19th cent.: modern Latin, from zircon, from German Zirkon.
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