zirconia

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /zɜːˈkəʊ.ni.ə/ (US) IPA(key): /zɝˈkoʊ.ni.ə/ === Noun === zirconia (countable and uncountable, plural zirconias) (chemistry) 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. ==== Synonyms ==== zirconium dioxide ==== Derived terms ==== cubic zirconia zirconian ==== Related terms ==== zircon, zircona ==== Translations ==== “zirconia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Latin == === Noun === zircōnia nominative/accusative/vocative plural of zircōnium