ZIRCONIUM DIOXIDE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

zirconia; zirconium dioxide; zirconium oxide

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("zirconium dioxide" is a kind of...):

oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)

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