dezincification

[ dee-zing-kuh-fi-key-shuhn ]

nounMetallurgy.
  1. removal of zinc.

  2. loss of zinc by corrosion.

Origin of dezincification

1
First recorded in 1870–75; de- + zincification

Words Nearby dezincification

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