zirconium, Zr, atomic number
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
zirconium (countable and uncountable, plural zirconiums)
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.
Source: Wiktionary
Zir*co"ni*um, n. Etym: [NL.] (Chem.)
Definition: 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 weight, 90.4.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 November 2024
(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
