zirconium 

a chemical element, a lustrous, silvery-white, corrosion-resistant transition metal

Do you like how I dance? I've got zirconium pants

zirconium by zoinerkn April 24, 2025

Zirconium Pants 

A slang term for very fancy and/or expensive pants.
The term created and popularized by the musical group 'Tally Hall'.

Person A: Do you like how I dance? I've got zirconium pants!
Person B: they're consequential enough to slip you into a trance!

Zirconium Pants by BaklavaMcFunny October 16, 2021

Violet zirconium 

Violet Zirconium is an awesome person 🤩 I would like to let u know that they are an awesome content creator and an amazing person in general 🍔 They are also Kira Yukimuras official lover if u did not know I know because I said so

You: Who is Kira Yukimuras girlfriend??

Me: oh my lord how do u not know? The one and only Violet zirconium ofc 🤨

You: oh yeah sorry

Me: you better be

Violet zirconium by Natisgay October 5, 2021

cubic zirconia 

Cubic zirconia (sometimes called simply 'cz') is the most popular diamond simulant in the world today. It is an oxide of the metallic element zirconium, ZrO². It has a hardness of about 8.5 on the Mohs hardness scale, as opposed to diamond, which is 10, sapphire/ruby which is 9, topaz which is 8, and so on. The refractive index of CZ is 2.42. It can be made in nearly any color and can be faceted into many cuts.

CZ occurs naturally but in pieces too small for jewelry purposes. It wasn't until the 1970s however when Soviet scientists learned how to grow this mineral in the laboratory, at which time jewelry designers first took notice of cubic zirconia. For the first few years it was on the market it was often sold for as much as $20 per carat (!!) and was only available in a few colors.

CZ is more dense than diamond -- it weighs more for its size than diamond does. Sapphire and ruby, both of which are the same gemstone, just different colors, are also more dense than diamond. CZ is about 75% heavier than diamond. As such, a CZ's size is referred to in carats usually in comparison to diamonds. CZs are more accurately measured in millimeters, referring to the width of the stone. A 6.5 mm cubic zirconia is equal in size to a one-carat diamond and actually weighs about 1.75 carats.

CZ isn't grown/created like any other imitation gemstone in the world, either. A high radio-frequency "skull crucible" system is used, in which the melting zirconia powder actually creates the sides of its own container during its formation. Cooling this extremely hot molten ore becomes the most crucial step in the entire process. A carefully programmed cooling procedure is required to form the flawless crystals -- metal pipes in a coil-shape with water running through them are used to cool down the material, in the center.

CZ is often spoken of negatively because it is a synthetic gemstone. It is durable, very bright, can be grown in a varity of colors and when well cut it is a very convincing diamond substitute.

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gold
platinum
bling
bling bling
jewelry

cubic zirconia by Ryan Thompson September 25, 2004

cubic zirconia 

A man's best friend.

Girlfriend: You know - diamonds are a girls best friend.
Boyfriend: yeah? Not a guys. That diamond burned a hole in my wallet. I think I'll stick with dogs and cubic zirconia.

cubic zirconia by Jbomb11 March 21, 2009

zikonium 

A pretty rocking 5 piece from Cambridge.

Dude, did you see Zikonium last night? They owned! That fucking Webb guy sucked knob cheese.

zikonium by wah May 3, 2004

Pubic Zirconia 

When pubic hair is cut to resemble a diamond shape. A pun on "cubic zirconia" and it's similarity to a diamond.

Barry: I banged a filthy hooker last night, but it was awesome.
Samuel: Well what were her pubes like? Runway strip, Full "George" Bush, or smooth?
Barry: None of the above. She was rocking the ever popular pubic zirconia!

Pubic Zirconia by DevotedCatholic March 30, 2009