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zinc
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zinc  (zngk)
n. Symbol Zn
A bluish-white, lustrous metallic element that is brittle at room temperature but malleable with heating. It is used to form a wide variety of alloys including brass, bronze, various solders, and nickel silver, in galvanizing iron and other metals, for electric fuses, anodes, and meter cases, and in roofing, gutters, and various household objects. 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 Table at element.
tr.v. zinced or zincked, zinc·ing or zinck·ing, zincs or zincks
To coat or treat with zinc; galvanize.

[German Zink, possibly from Zinke, spike (so called because it becomes jagged in the furnace), from Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko.]

zinc
Noun
Chem a brittle bluish-white metallic element that is used in alloys such as brass, to form a protective coating on metals, and in battery electrodes Symbol: Zn[German Zink]

zinc  (zngk)
Symbol Zn
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.

Zinc
See also metals.

Obsolete, a type of photoengraving using a sensitized zinc plate.
the coating of steel and iron with a thin cladding of zinc. — sherardize, v.
1. a lithographic or offset process using zinc plates.
2. a letter press printing process using engraved or photoengraved zinc plates. — zincographer, n.zincographic, zincographical, adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.zinc - 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
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.
spelter - impure zinc containing about three percent lead and other impurities (especially in the form of ingots)
Verb1.zinc - coat or cover with zinc
coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"
Translations

zinc [zɪŋk] ncinc m; zinc m
zinc [zɪŋk] nzinc m
zinc [zɪŋk] nZink nt
zinc [zɪŋk] nzinco

zinc
n zinc [ziŋk]
a bluish-white metallic element. sink زِنْك، خارْصين цинк zinek zink das Zink ψευδάργυρος cinc tsink روی sinkki zinc אָבָץ जस्ता, चढ़ना, जस्त, यशद cink cink seng sink zinco 亜鉛 아연 cinkas cinks zink zink sink cynk zinco zinc цинк zinok cink cink zink สังกะสี (สัญลักษณ์ทางเคมีคือ Zn) çinko цинк جست kẽm


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