zirconia

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UK/zɜːˈkəʊ.ni.ə/US/zɝˈkoʊ.ni.ə/

noun

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.

Similar
zirconium dioxidezirconium oxide
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Meanings

nounzirconia (countable and uncountable, plural zirconias)

plural zirconias

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe 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.

    Synonyms: zirconium dioxide

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe 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.

Similar
zirconium dioxide

More synonyms by meaning

nouna white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes

Similar
zirconium oxidezirconium dioxide
Broader
oxide
Also see
zirconium dioxidezirconium oxide

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

French zircone
  • zirconeoxide of zirconium
Italian zirconia
  • zirconiaoxide of zirconium
Polish cyrkonia
  • cyrkoniaoxide of zirconium
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APA

zirconia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zirconia

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“zirconia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zirconia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zirconia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zirconia.

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