‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; hemlock. ]
‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; poppy. ] (Med.)
n. [ NL. ] (Chem.) A rare element of the carbon-silicon group, intermediate between the metals and nonmetals, obtained from the mineral zircon as a dark sooty powder, or as a gray metallic crystalline substance. Symbol Zr. Atomic weight, 90.4. [ 1913 Webster ]