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Zircaloy

[ zur-kuh-loi ]

Trademark.
  1. 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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