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zirconia


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Zirconia  \Zir*co"ni*a\,  n.  [NL.]  (Chem.) 
  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  Drummomd  light. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  zirconia 
  n  :  a  white  crystalline  oxide;  used  in  refractories  and  in 
  insulation  and  abrasives  and  enamels  and  glazes  [syn:  {zirconium 
  oxide},  {zirconium  dioxide}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Zirconia,  NC 
  Zip  code(s):  28790 




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