zirconia

British  

/ zɜːˈkəʊnɪə /

noun

1. another name (not in technical usage) for zirconium oxide

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Example Sentences

Proposed alternatives include minerals such as calcium carbonate, alpha alumina, rutile and anatase titania, cubic zirconia, and even diamond.

From Science Daily

A week later, Tiffany employees discovered during a routine inventory that the diamond ring had been replaced by a fake with a cubic zirconia stone.

From Seattle Times

There is a lot of confusion between zircons, a mined mineral, and cubic zirconia, an inexpensive synthetic crystal.

From New York Times

Juarez made Treviño a special batch and she started experimenting with it, putting it on contemporary, pop-culture jewelry like bamboo hoops and adding her Treviño-touches, like cubic zirconia.

From Los Angeles Times

The zirconia studs weren’t expensive, but they were a birthday gift from Mamá, so I didn’t want to lose them.

From Literature