atomic number 40

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   a lustrous grey strong metallic element resembling titanium; it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron absorber; it occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly from zircon

   SynonymszirconiumZr

   Broadermetallic element

Questions about atomic number 40

What does atomic number 40 mean?

atomic number 40 means "a lustrous grey strong metallic element resembling titanium; it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron absorber; it occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly from zircon".

What is another word for atomic number 40?

Close synonyms include zirconium, Zr. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is atomic number 40 a common word?

atomic number 40 is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.