zinc
noun
a ductile, bluish-white metallic element: used in making galvanized iron, brass, and other alloys, and as an element in voltaic cells. Zn; 65.37; 30; 7.14 at 20°C.
zincoid
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a word derived from
zinc.
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Whether the more excited was zincoid or cuproid depended on the substance and its molecular condition.
From Response in the Living and Non-Living by Sir Jagadis Chandra Bose
