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1. (n.) zinc
a ductile, bluish white metallic element: used in making galvanized iron and other alloys, and as an element in voltaic cells.
2. (v.t.) zinc
to coat or cover with zinc.
Etymology: (1635–45; < G Zink, perh. der. of Zinke(n) prong, from the spikelike form it takes in a furnace)
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1. (verb) zinc, Zn, atomic number 30
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
2. (verb) zinc
coat or cover with zinc
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) zinc
an abundant element of the magnesium-cadmium group, extracted principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite, calamine, and franklinite, as an easily fusible bluish white metal, which is malleable, especially when heated. It is not easily oxidized in moist air, and hence is used for sheeting, coating galvanized iron, etc. It is used in making brass, britannia, and other alloys, and is also largely consumed in electric batteries. Symbol Zn. Atomic weight 64.9
2. (verb) zinc
to coat with zinc; to galvanize
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. zinc
A metallic element of atomic number 30 and atomic weight 65.38. It is a necessary trace element in the diet, forming an essential part of many enzymes, and playing an important role in protein synthesis and in cell division. Zinc deficiency is associated with ANEMIA, short stature, HYPOGONADISM, impaired WOUND HEALING, and geophagia. It is known by the symbol Zn.
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Sense: a bluish-white metallic element.
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 Afrikaans: sink |
 Arabic: زِنْك، خارْصين |
 Bulgarian: цинк |
 Brazilian: zinco |
 Czech: zinek |
 German: das Zink |
 Danish: zink |
 Greek: ψευδάργυρος |
 Spanish: cinc |
 Estonian: tsink |
 Farsi: روی |
 Finnish: sinkki |
 French: zinc |
 Hebrew: אָבָץ |
 Hindi: जस्ता, चढ़ना, जस्त, यशद |
 Croatian: cink |
 Hungarian: cink |
 Indonesian: seng |
 Icelandic: sink |
 Italian: zinco |
 Japanese: 亜鉛 |
 Korean: 아연 |
 Lithuanian: cinkas |
 Latvian: cinks |
 Malay: zink |
 Dutch: zink |
 Norwegian: sink |
 Polish: cynk |
 Persian: روی |
 Pashto: كوټ (جست |
 Portuguese: zinco |
 Romanian: zinc |
 Russian: цинк |
 Slovak: zinok |
 Slovenian: cink |
 Serbian: cink |
 Swedish: zink |
 Thai: สังกะสี (สัญลักษณ์ทางเคมี |
 Turkish: çinko |
 Taiwanese: 鋅 |
 Ukrainian: цинк |
 Urdu: جست |
 Vietnamese: kẽm |
 Chinese: 锌 |
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