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zirconium

/zur-koh-nee-uhm/US // zɜrˈkoʊ ni əm //UK // (zɜːˈkəʊnɪəm) //

锆,锆石,锆合金,锆材

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Chemistry.

    • : a metallic element found combined in zircon, baddeleyite, etc., resembling titanium chemically: used in steel metallurgy, as a scavenger, as a refractory, and as an opacifier in vitreous enamels. Symbol: Zr; atomic weight: 91.22; atomic number: 40; specific gravity: 6.49 at 20°C.

Examples

  • He specialized in research and development in zirconium products, and allegedly had distant ties to Iran.

  • The other source of vector is the reaction between the zirconium and water.

  • The zirconium alloy will react with water to produce hydrogen and oxide, but it also produces heat that has to be removed.

  • On the prolonged boiling of the filtrate, the oxide of titanium (and oxide of zirconium, if any) is precipitated.

  • Zirconium is exactly like titanium in form, but contains a large number of atoms.

  • On the one side is carbon, with below it titanium and zirconium; on the other silicon, with germanium and tin.

  • Zirconium chlorid has an astringent taste, and if fed repeatedly will cause the metallic astringent action.

  • A lamp-filament of titanium and zirconium with electric lamps or with alloys?