zirconia

/ zɜːˈkəʊnɪə /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Cubic zirconia and rutile titania could meet demand in theory, but economic modeling by the Columbia team suggests production costs would skyrocket with increased demand.

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A week later, Tiffany employees discovered during a routine inventory that the diamond ring had been replaced by a fake with a cubic zirconia stone.

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

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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.

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Looking at myself in the rearview mirror, I took the cubic zirconia stud out of my left ear and replaced it with La Llorona’s elaborate ear pendant.

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