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zinc

  [zingk] ,noun, verb, zincked or zinced  [zingkt] , zinck⋅ing or zinc⋅ing  [zing-king] .
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–noun
1. Chemistry. a ductile, bluish-white metallic element: used in making galvanized iron, brass, and other alloys, and as an element in voltaic cells. Symbol: Zn; atomic weight: 65.37; atomic number: 30; specific gravity: 7.14 at 20°C.
2. a piece of this metal used as an element in a voltaic cell.
–verb (used with object)
3. to coat or cover with zinc.
Origin:
1635–45; < G Zink, perh. deriv. of Zinke(n) prong, tine, from the spikelike form it takes in a furnace

Related forms:
zincky, zincy, zinky, adjective
zincoid, adjective
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Word Origin & History

zinc 
1651, from Ger. Zink, perhaps related to Zinke "prong, point;" said to have been used first by Paracelsus (c.1526) on analogy of the form of its crystals after smelting. Zinke is from O.H.G. zint "a point, jag," from P.Gmc. *tindja "tine" (cf. O.N. tindr "point, top, summit," O.E. tind "prong, spike;" cf. tine).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: zinc
Pronunciation: 'zi[ng]k
Function: noun
: a bluish white crystalline bivalent metallic element of low to intermediate hardness that is anessential micronutrient for both plants and animals —symbol Zn; —see ELEMENT table
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Medical Dictionary

zinc (zĭngk)
n.
Symbol Zn
A metallic element that is brittle at room temperature but becomes malleable when heated. Atomic number 30; atomic weight 65.39; melting point 419.5°C; boiling point 907°C; specific gravity 7.133 (25°C); valence 2.

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Science Dictionary
zinc   (zĭngk)  Pronunciation Key 
Symbol Zn
A shiny, bluish-white metallic element that is brittle at room temperature but is malleable when heated. It is used in alloys such as brass and bronze, as a coating for iron and steel, and in various household objects. Zinc is essential to human and animal growth. Atomic number 30; atomic weight 65.39; melting point 419.4°C; boiling point 907°C; specific gravity 7.133 (25°C); valence 2. See Periodic Table.
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