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Definitions of zinc
  1. noun
    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

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  2. verb
    coat or cover with zinc
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  • cd a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
  • ga a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores
  • brass an alloy of copper and zinc
  • blende an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form
  • pinchbeck an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold
  • 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
  • zinc coat or cover with zinc
  • tl a soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende and some iron ores
  • cadmium a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
  • zn 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
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