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.

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

plural of zir

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

plural of zircalloy

plural of zircaloy

(metallurgy, nuclear industry) Any of a set of specialist alloys of zirconium

Alternative form of zircaloy