Zr

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Zr
       n : a lustrous gray strong metallic element resembling titanium;
           it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron absorber; it
           occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly from zircon
           [syn: {zirconium}, {atomic number 40}]



From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  zr
       
           The old {country code} for Zaire.
       
          "{cd}" is now used instead, since Zaire changed its name to
          the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
       
          (1999-01-27)