Zir-cō'ni-ā, n.
n. (Chem.) An oxide of zirconium, discovered by Klaproth, in the year 1789, in the zircon of Ceylon. It is, when pure, a white powder, soluble in sulphuric acid, but not in the other acids.
n. (Chem.) An oxide of zirconium, discovered by Klaproth, in the year 1789, in the zircon of Ceylon. It is, when pure, a white powder, soluble in sulphuric acid, but not in the other acids.