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.
a piece of this metal used as an element in a voltaic cell.
to coat or cover with zinc.
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Origin of zinc
1Other words from zinc
- zincky, zincy, zinky, adjective
- zincoid, adjective
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How to use zinc in a sentence
Hydroxide formed at the cathode surface travels to the anode and reacts with zinc to release energy that powers other devices.
Zinc-air batteries are typically single-use. A new design could change that | Maria Temming | January 5, 2021 | Science NewsThey work at high pH and typically use zinc as the charge carrier.
New battery chemistry results in first rechargeable zinc-air battery | John Timmer | December 31, 2020 | Ars TechnicaFor example, studies suggest that giving zinc reduces the risk for death from a pneumonia infection.
Can supplements really help fight COVID-19? Here’s what we know and don’t know | Laura Beil | October 16, 2020 | Science NewsLater, the new plastic can be heated and molded again, without adding more of the zinc material.
How to recycle ‘nonrecyclable’ plastics | Kathiann Kowalski | October 2, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThe familiar ones, like zinc and iron, help build a plant’s fruits and vegetables.
Junk Food Is Bad For Plants, Too - Issue 90: Something Green | Anne Biklé & David R. Montgomery | September 23, 2020 | Nautilus
The more than 50,000 who reside in West Point live mostly in shacks made of zinc with rusted tin roofs.
But the coolest part may have been what was placed inside a zinc case in the cornerstone.
Excess calcium causing zinc and iron deficiency offers just one simple illustration of this kind of interaction.
And many are packed with nutrients like zinc, iron, and calcium.
Forget the Starbucks Backlash—We Should Be Eating More Bugs | Daniel Stone | April 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST“What we made was zinc and aluminum die castings,” he told me last Friday in Lima, Ohio.
It is only necessary to have a zinc, or a galvanized tray on which to stand the glass in an inverted position.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinThe goldfields of Australia are historic, and the silver, lead and zinc mines of Broken Hill deserve particular mention.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowI am now taking, twice a day, the flowers of zinc, from which I hope to be soon right again.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickIf the zinc sulphide were not the less soluble, it would be rapidly converted into the black ferrous sulphide.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzIt is a comparatively easy matter to determine the relative solubility of zinc and ferrous sulphides.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius Stieglitz
British Dictionary definitions for zinc
/ (zɪŋk) /
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
informal corrugated galvanized iron
Origin of zinc
1Derived forms of zinc
- zincic, zincous or zincoid, adjective
- zincky, zincy or zinky, adjective
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Scientific definitions for zinc
[ zĭngk ]
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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