zirconatehttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zirconate_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezirconate, n.
Revised 2021

zirconatenoun

Chemistry.
  1. 1820–
    A salt containing oxyanions of zirconium; esp. a salt of the anion ZrO32−. Chiefly as a formative element in chemical names.
    1. 1820
      There remained a zirconate of potash [French zirconate de potasse], blended with oxides of iron, of copper, and of silver.
      Philosophical Magazine vol. 55 377
    2. 1922
      The dioxide, ZrO2... It forms a series of zirconates, e.g., Na2ZrO3.
      T. M. Lowry, Inorganic Chemistry xxxv. 680
    3. 2005
      Lead zirconate titanate..is a ferroelectric ceramic used in piezoelectric and dielectric applications.
      R. E. Newnham, Properties of Materials ix. 59

zirconate, n. was revised in March 2021.

zirconate, n. was last modified in July 2023.