zirconium

en-noun

zirconium (countable and uncountable, plural zirconiums)

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

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.


zirconium

la-noun

zircōnium n (genitive zircōniī); second declension

zircōnium (canonical neuter)
zircōniī (genitive)
zircōnium (nominative singular)
zircōnia (nominative plural)
zircōniī (genitive singular)
zircōniōrum (genitive plural)
zircōniō (dative singular)
zircōniīs (dative plural)
zircōnium (accusative singular)
zircōnia (accusative plural)
zircōniō (ablative singular)
zircōniīs (ablative plural)
zircōnium (singular vocative)
zircōnia (plural vocative)

[d̪͡z̪ɪrˈkoːniʊ̃ˑ]


zircon

en-noun

zircon (countable and uncountable, plural zircons)

From German Zirkon, possibly via French zircon, formed in the 1780s from Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn). Doublet of jargoon.

Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […]. (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)

2012 March 28, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 2012-06-14, page 128

(uncountable) A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia.


zirconia

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.


jargoon

jargoon (countable and uncountable, plural jargoons)

/d͡ʒɑɹ.ˈɡuːn/

From French jargon, from Italian giargone, from Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn). Doublet of zircon.


zirconite

(mineralogy) A light brown variety of zircon.


CZ

Abbreviation of cubic zirconia. (cubic zirconium oxide)


zircaloy

(metallurgy, nuclear industry) Any of a set of specialist alloys of zirconium


zirkelite

zirkelite (usually uncountable, plural zirkelites)

Ferdinand Zirkel (1838-1912), German petrographer, + -ite.

(mineralogy) An isometric oxide mineral with the chemical formula (Ca,Th,Ce)Zr(Ti,Nb)₂O₇.


zircophyllite

(mineralogy) A complex mineral with the chemical formula (K,Na)₃(Mn,Fe)₇(Zr,Ti,Nb)₂Si₈O₂₄(OH,F)₇.


organozirconium

(organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to zirconium bond.


zirconiferous

en-adj

zirconiferous (comparative more zirconiferous, superlative most zirconiferous)

more zirconiferous (comparative)
most zirconiferous (superlative)


zirconocene

(organic chemistry) Any of a class of metallocenes, analogous to ferrocene, containing a zirconium atom.


zirconian

zirconian (comparative more zirconian, superlative most zirconian)

more zirconian (comparative)
most zirconian (superlative)


zircofluoride

(chemistry) A double fluoride of zirconium and hydrogen, or some other positive element or radical.


zirsinalite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.


oneillite

Named after Canadian geologist with the Geological Survey of Canada, John Johnston O'Neill (1886–1966), + -ite.

named-after

(mineralogy) A trigonal-pyramidal yellowish brown mineral containing calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.


raslakite

Named after a Raslak Valley, a valley southwest of the type locality at Mt. Karnasurt, Northern Region, Russia
Raslak + -ite

(mineralogy) A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal brownish red mineral containing calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, niobium, oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.


ziriconi

[zi˧˧ ɹi˧˧ kɔ˧˧ ni˧˧]

[zi˧˧ zi˧˧ kɔ˧˧ ni˧˧]

[zɪj˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧ kɔ˧˧ nɪj˧˧]

[jɪj˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧ kɔ˧˧ nɪj˧˧]

[zɪj˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧ kɔ˧˧ nɪj˧˧]

[jɪj˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧ kɔ˧˧ nɪj˧˧]

Ultimately from New Latin zirconium, with the suffix -um removed as with most chemical elements. An extra i is added to ease pronunciation and to preserve an appearance that is more representative of the chemical symbol.


cubic zirconia

(mineralogy) crystalline form of zirconium dioxide used as gemstones in jewelry.


цирконій

uk-noun

цирко́ній<sg>

цирко́нієвий

цирко́ній • (cyrkónij) m inan (genitive цирко́нію, uncountable, relational adjective цирко́нієвий)

цирко́ній (canonical)
cyrkónij (romanization)
цирко́нію (genitive)
цирко́нієвий (adjective relational)
цирко́ній (nominative singular)
цирко́нію (genitive singular)
цирко́нію (dative singular)
цирко́нієві (dative singular)
цирко́ній (accusative singular)
цирко́нієм (instrumental singular)
цирко́нію (locative singular)
цирко́нії (locative singular)
цирко́нію (singular vocative)

uk-ndecl

цирко́ній<sg>


zirconium dioxide

(inorganic chemistry) An oxide compound of zirconium with the chemical formula ZrO₂.