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zirconiumMain Entry: zir·co·ni·um Pronunciation: \ˌzər-ˈkō-nē-əm\ Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary zircon Date: 1808 : a steel-gray hard ductile metallic element with a high melting point that occurs widely in combined form (as in zircon), is highly resistant to corrosion, and is used especially in alloys and in refractories and ceramics — see element table
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