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Infusibility vs Zirconia - What's the difference?

infusibility | zirconia |

As nouns the difference between infusibility and zirconia

is that infusibility is incapability or difficulty of being fused, melted, or dissolved while zirconia is 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 Drummond light.

infusibility

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

  • Incapability or difficulty of being fused, melted, or dissolved.
    • the infusibility of carbon

    Etymology 2

    From infuse.

    Noun

  • Capability of being infused, poured in, or instilled.
    • (Webster 1913)

    zirconia

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

  • (chemistry) 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 Drummond light.

    • Synonyms

    * zirconium dioxide

    Derived terms

    * cubic zirconia * zirconian