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zinc

UK/ˈzɪŋk/ US/ˈziŋk/ uncommon dated rare uk

noun

1.

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 as zinc sulphide in zinc blende

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  • Berne Zinc tablet element
  • butter of zinc element
  • cadmium zinc telluride element
  • flowers of zinc element
  • sulfate of zinc element
  • sulphate of zinc element
  • uranyl zinc acetate element
  • zinc acetate element

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