zinc meaning

Noun: zinc  zingk

1. 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
   - Zn, atomic number 30

Verb: zinc  zingk

1. Coat or cover with zinc

Derived forms: zincing, zincs, zinced

Type of: coat, metal, metallic element, surface

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[Architecture]

A hard bluish white metal, brittle at normal temperatures, very malleable and ductile when heated; not subject to corrosion; used for galvanizing sheet steel and iron, in various metal alloys, and as an oxide for white paint pigment.

[Electronics]
Symbol, Zn. A metallic element. Atomic number, 30. Atomic weight, 65.39. It is used as the negative-electrode material in dry cells and as a protective coating for some metals used in electronics.


zigzag rectifier
zinc aluminate phosphor Either of two similar substances used as a phosphor coating for cathode-ray tube screens. One form glows blue; the other form glows red.

[Medicine]
A metallic trace element that has the atomic symbol Zn,atomic number 30,and atomic weight 65.38. It is necessary in the diet,forms an essential part of many enzymes,and plays an important role in protein synthesis and in cell division. Zinc deficiency is associated with anemia,short stature,hypogonadism,impaired wound healing,and geophagia. (From Dorland,27th ed) n : a bluish white crystalline bivalent metallic element of low to intermediate hardness that is an essential micronutrient for both plants and animals —symbol Zn see ELEMENT table

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1. zinc displaces the hydrogen of dilute acids.
2. excess zinc often produces iron chorosis.
3. zinc is generally caustic to foliage.
4. brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.
5. minimum zinc solubility is in the ph range 6. 0 to 8. 0.