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Zircaloy

American  
[zur-kuh-loi] / ˈzɜr kəˌlɔɪ /
Trademark.

  1. any of several alloys of zirconium with tin or other metals, used in structural elements or tubing in nuclear reactors.

Etymology

Origin of Zircaloy

First recorded in 1955–60; zirc(onium) + al(l)oy

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