HAFNIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hafnium mean? 

• HAFNIUM (noun)
  The noun HAFNIUM has 1 sense:

1. a grey tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals; used in filaments for its ready emission of electrons

  Familiarity information: HAFNIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAFNIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A grey tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals; used in filaments for its ready emission of electrons

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 72; hafnium; Hf

Hypernyms ("hafnium" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

 Context examples 

Upon injection of NBTXR3 in the tumor, the hafnium oxide-containing nanoparticles accumulate into the tumor cells.

(Hafnium Oxide-containing Nanoparticles NBTXR3, NCI Thesaurus)

A suspension of nanoparticles containing inert inorganic hafnium oxide (HfO2) crystals with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Hafnium Oxide-containing Nanoparticles NBTXR3, NCI Thesaurus)