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English noun: zinc

1. zinc (substance) 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


Synonymsatomic number 30, Zn


Broader (hypernym)metal, metallic element


Narrower (hyponym)spelter


English verb: zinc

1. zinc (contact) coat or cover with zinc


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)coat, surface









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