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zirconia definition

zir·co·nia (zər kō′nē ə)

noun

zirconium oxide

Etymology: ModL < zircon + -ia: so named (1789) by Klaproth (see tellurium)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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