zinc
noun
1 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.
synonyms: atomic number 30, Zn.
Dutch: zink
Polish: Zn, cynk
verb
1 zinc
Coat or cover with zinc.
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