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Definition of Zinc

1. Verb. Coat or cover with zinc.

2. Noun. 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.

Definition of Zinc

1. n. 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. v. t. To coat with zinc; to galvanize.

3. n. 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.

4. v. t. To coat with zinc; to galvanize.

Definition of Zinc

1. Noun. a chemical element (''symbol'' Zn) with an atomic number of 30. ¹

2. Verb. (rare) To electroplate with zinc. ¹

3. Verb. (rare) To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Zinc

1. to coat with zinc (a metallic element) [v ZINCED, ZINCING, ZINCS or ZINCKED, ZINCKING, ZINCS]

Medical Definition of Zinc

1. An essential trace element being an essential component of the active site of a variety of enzymes. Zinc has a high affinity for the side chains of cysteine and histidine. Zinc is present in tissues at levels of 0.1mM, but intracellular levels must be much lower. Abbreviation: Zn This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Zinc

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zimoccas zimzum zin zinalsite zinalsites zinc (current term) zinc-65 zinc D-Ala-D-Ala carboxypeptidase zinc acetate zinc arsenate

zinc blende zinc cadmium sulfide zinc caprylate zinc chloride zinc colic zinc compounds zinc deficiency zinc deficiency dermatitis and diarrhoea zinc excess zinc finger

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