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/zɜːˈkəʊ.ni.ə/ · noun
(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..
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Zirconia means (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..
Common synonyms include zirconium dioxide, zirconium oxide.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use zirconia where its definition matches the intended context.
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