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🧪 A chemical compound 🧪 Containing zirconium
zirconate

zirconate

9.9
Relating to a material that contains zirconium and oxygen and that is used in ceramics
  • adjective
  • /zɜrˈkoʊneɪt/
  • Specialized
: zirconato
  • The laboratory developed a new zirconate material for use in fuel cells.

Examples

  • A zirconate compound was added to improve the durability of the coating.

  • Researchers studied the thermal stability of zirconate ceramics under extreme conditions.

  • The zirconate compound was used in the experiment.

  • Researchers are studying the effects of zirconate in ceramics.

  • The laboratory developed a new zirconate material for use in fuel cells.

  • Researchers studied the thermal stability of zirconate ceramics under extreme conditions.

  • A zirconate compound was added to improve the durability of the coating.

Surface Forms

zirconate positive

Morphology

zirconate = zircon (semi-transparent) = zircon + ate

Formed by adding the chemical suffix '-ate' to 'zircon', so the relation to the base mineral is clear in form but the precise chemical sense (anion/salt) is technical and not fully transparent to average B1 learners.

Etymology

Zirconate comes from zircon, the name of a gemstone that likely comes from a Persian word meaning 'gold-coloured', plus the chemical ending -ate that shows a salt or ion, as in sulfate and nitrate. So, zirconate describes something that contains or is related to a zirconium salt or ion.