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| zinc [ zingk ] |
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bluish metallic element: a bluish white metallic element. Source: calamine, sphalerite, franklinite. Use: in alloys such as brass and German silver, as a protective corrosion-resistant coating for other metals, especially steel and iron.
Symbol Zn
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transitive verb (past and past participle zinced or zincked, present participle zinc·ing or zinck·ing, 3rd person present singular zincs) |
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coat something with zinc: to cover a metal, especially iron or steel, with a protective corrosion-resistant coating of zinc
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| [Mid-17th century. < German Zink] |
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