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Zirconium vs Zirconocene - What's the difference?

zirconium | zirconocene |

As nouns the difference between zirconium and zirconocene

is that zirconium is a metallic chemical element (symbol Zr) with an atomic number of 40 while zirconocene is any of a class of metallocenes, analogous to ferrocene, containing a zirconium atom.

zirconium

English

(wikipedia zirconium)

Noun

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  • a metallic chemical element (symbol Zr) with an atomic number of 40.

    • Derived terms

    () * cubic zirconium oxide * potassium zirconium fluoride * zircaloy, zircalloy * zirco-, zirconio-, zircono- * zirconium carbide * zirconium dioxide * zirconium nitride * zirconium oxide * zirconium tetrachloride

    Related terms

    () * zircon * zircona * zirconia * zirconic * zirconolite

    See also

    * baddeleyite * hyacinth * jacinth * jargon * ligure ----

    zirconocene

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of a class of metallocenes, analogous to ferrocene, containing a zirconium atom