A large clay jug for storing water, common in Egypt and the Sudan since ancient times.

(rare, nonstandard) Gender-neutral third-person singular accusative (object) pronoun, equivalent to singular them and coordinate with him and her.

(rare, nonstandard) Belonging to zir, gender-neutral third-person singular possessive adjective, equivalent to singular their and coordinate with his and her.

plural of zir

(rare, nonstandard) That which belongs to zir, the possessive case of ze.

A chemical element (symbol Zr) with an atomic number of 40, a strong, lustrous, grey-white transition metal mainly used as a refractory and opacifier.

(uncountable) A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia. / (countable) A crystal of zircon, sometimes used as a false gemstone.

An alloy of zirconium with tin, chromium and nickel, widely used, especially in the nuclear power industry, for its heat- and corrosion-resistant properties

(crystallography) A double eight-sided pyramid, a form common with tetragonal crystals.

(chemistry) Any salt of zirconic acid.