ALL meanings of zinc
zinc
Z z - noun zinc 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. 1
- noun zinc a piece of this metal used as an element in a voltaic cell. 1
- verb with object zinc to coat or cover with zinc. 1
- noun zinc The chemical element of atomic number 30, a silvery-white metal that is a constituent of brass and is used for coating (galvanizing) iron and steel to protect against corrosion. 1
- noun zinc shiny metal 1
- noun zinc made of, containing zinc 1
- uncountable noun zinc Zinc is a bluish-white metal which is used to make other metals such as brass, or to cover other metals such as iron to stop a brown substance called rust from forming. 0
- noun zinc a brittle bluish-white metallic element that becomes coated with a corrosion-resistant layer in moist air and occurs chiefly in sphalerite and smithsonite. It is a constituent of several alloys, esp brass and nickel-silver, and is used in die-casting, galvanizing metals, and in battery electrodes. Symbol: Zn; atomic no: 30; atomic wt: 65.39; valency: 2; relative density: 7.133; melting pt: 419.58°C; boiling pt: 907°C 0
- noun zinc corrugated galvanized iron 0
- noun zinc a bluish-white, metallic chemical element, usually found in combination, used as a protective coating for iron, as a constituent in various alloys, as an electrode in electric batteries, and, in the form of salts, in medicines: symbol, Zn; at. no., 30 0
- verb transitive zinc to coat or treat with zinc; galvanize 0
- noun zinc Zinc is a bluish-white metal which is used to make other metals, or to cover other metals, such as steel, as a protective coating. 0
- noun zinc a chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30. 0
- verb zinc (rare) To electroplate with zinc. 0
- verb zinc (rare) To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide. 0