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Definitions for Zinc

[1] Chemistry . a ductile, bluish-white metallic element: used in making galvanized iron, brass, and other alloys, and as an element in voltaic cells. Symbol : Zn; atomic weight : 65.37; atomic number : 30; specific gravity : 7.14 at 20°C.
[2] a piece of this metal used as an element in a voltaic cell.
[3] to coat or cover with zinc.
[4] 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
[5] informal corrugated galvanized iron

Words related to Zinc

gold, metal, iron, platinum, mineral, lead, rock, silver, bronze, copper, blende, tin

Words nearby Zinc

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Origin of Zinc

1635–45; < German Zink, perhaps derivative of Zinke(n ) prong, tine, from the spikelike form it takes in a furnace

Other words from Zinc

zinck·y , zinc·y , zink·y , adjective
zinc·oid , adjective

Word origin for Zinc

C17: from German Zink, perhaps from Zinke prong, from its jagged appearance in the furnace

Synonyms for Zinc

gold, iron, metal, mineral, platinum, blende, bronze, copper, lead, rock, silver, tin