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zinc
[ zingk ]
noun
- Chemistry. a ductile, bluish-white metallic element: used in making galvanized iron, brass, and other alloys, and as an element in voltaic cells. : Zn; : 65.37; : 30; : 7.14 at 20°C.
- a piece of this metal used as an element in a voltaic cell.
verb (used with object)
- to coat or cover with zinc.
zinc
/ zɪŋk /
noun
- a brittle bluish-white metallic element that becomes coated with a corrosion-resistant layer in moist air and occurs chiefly in sphalerite and smithsonite. It is a constituent of several alloys, esp brass and nickel-silver, and is used in die-casting, galvanizing metals, and in battery electrodes. Symbol: Zn; atomic no: 30; atomic wt: 65.39; valency: 2; relative density: 7.133; melting pt: 419.58°C; boiling pt: 907°C
- informal.corrugated galvanized iron
zinc
/ zĭngk /
- A shiny, bluish-white metallic element that is brittle at room temperature but is malleable when heated. It is used in alloys such as brass and bronze, as a coating for iron and steel, and in various household objects. Zinc is essential to human and animal growth. Atomic number 30; atomic weight 65.39; melting point 419.4°C; boiling point 907°C; specific gravity 7.133 (25°C); valence 2.
- See Periodic Table
Derived Forms
- ˈzincic, adjective
- ˈzincky, adjective
Other Words From
- zincky zincy zinky adjective
- zincoid adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of zinc1
Word History and Origins
Origin of zinc1
Example Sentences
The more than 50,000 who reside in West Point live mostly in shacks made of zinc with rusted tin roofs.
But the coolest part may have been what was placed inside a zinc case in the cornerstone.
Excess calcium causing zinc and iron deficiency offers just one simple illustration of this kind of interaction.
And many are packed with nutrients like zinc, iron, and calcium.
“What we made was zinc and aluminum die castings,” he told me last Friday in Lima, Ohio.
It is only necessary to have a zinc, or a galvanized tray on which to stand the glass in an inverted position.
The goldfields of Australia are historic, and the silver, lead and zinc mines of Broken Hill deserve particular mention.
I am now taking, twice a day, the flowers of zinc, from which I hope to be soon right again.
If the zinc sulphide were not the less soluble, it would be rapidly converted into the black ferrous sulphide.
It is a comparatively easy matter to determine the relative solubility of zinc and ferrous sulphides.
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