Zirconium

  • 1Zirconium — (pronEng|zɚˈkoʊniəm, IPA|/ˌzɝˈkoʊniəm/) is a chemical element with the symbol Zr and atomic number 40. It is a lustrous, gray white, strong transition metal that resembles titanium. Zirconium is used as an alloying agent due to its high… …

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  • 2Zirconium — Yttrium ← Zirconium → Niobium Ti …

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  • 3zirconium — [ zirkɔnjɔm ] n. m. • 1816; de zircon ♦ Chim. Corps simple (Zr; no at. 40; m. at. 91,22), métal blanc du groupe du titane, très abondant dans la croûte terrestre, utilisé notamment dans certains alliages inoxydables. ● zirconium nom masculin (de… …

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  • 4Zirconium — ir*co ni*um, n. [NL.] (Chem.) A rare element of the carbon silicon group, intermediate between the metals and nonmetals, obtained from the mineral zircon as a dark sooty powder, or as a gray metallic crystalline substance. Symbol Zr. Atomic… …

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  • 5Zirconium — Zirconium, s. Zirkonium …

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  • 6Zirconium — См. Цирконий Термины атомной энергетики. Концерн Росэнергоатом, 2010 …

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  • 7Zirconium — Zirconium, grundstof med forkortelsen Zr …

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  • 8Zirconium — vgl. Zirkonium …

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  • 9zirconium — Symbol: Zr Atomic number: 40 Atomic weight: 91.22 Grey white metallic transition element. Five natural isotopes and six radioactive isotopes are known. Used in nuclear reactors for a neutron absorber. Discovered in 1789 by Martin Klaproth,… …

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  • 10zirconium — (n.) metallic chemical element, 1808, coined by German chemist and mineralogist Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743 1817) in 1789; so called because it was found in ZIRCON (Cf. zircon) …

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