zirconichttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zirconic_adj%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezirconic, adj.
Revised 2021

zirconicadjective

Chiefly Chemistry.
  1. 1804–
    Of or relating to zirconium; (occasionally) of or relating to zircon.
    zirconic acid noun an oxide or hydroxide of zirconium which forms zirconates by combination with bases; esp. zirconyl hydroxide, ZrO(OH)2.
    1. 1804
      After the zirconic follows the silicious genus.
      Edinburgh Review January 304
    2. 1859
      On the isomorphism of stannic acid, silicic acid, and zirconic acid (zirconia).
      London, Edinburgh, & Dublin Philosophical Magazine 4th Series vol. 18 262 (title)
    3. 1922
      Zirconyl hydroxide ZrO(OH)2, which may be written H2ZrO3, here functions as an acid and is called zirconic acid.
      F. P. Venable, Zirconium & Compounds ii. 33
    4. 2013
      A zirconic acid-based pretreatment produced a hydrophilic surface, which improves adhesion strength of the coating.
      Corrosion vol. 69 260/1

zirconic, adj. was revised in March 2021.

zirconic, adj. was last modified in July 2023.