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zinc

DEFINITIONS OF: zinc

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n a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs naturally as zinc sulphide in zinc blende

Synonyms:
Zn, atomic number 30
Types:
spelter
impure zinc containing about three percent lead and other impurities (especially in the form of ingots)
Type 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.

v coat or cover with zinc

Type of:
coat, surface
put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
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