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Zircaloy
[ zur-kuh-loi ]
Trademark.
- any of several alloys of zirconium with tin or other metals, used in structural elements or tubing in nuclear reactors.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Zircaloy1
First recorded in 1955–60; zirc(onium) + al(l)oy
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