zincs
- plural of zinc.
Example Sentences
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Even the best zincs will not provide full protection if they're not installed correctly and replaced in a timely fashion.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Parisian zincs are the ideal theater of the comedy of man," observes the weekly L'Express.
From Time Magazine Archive
Moreover, with zincs amalgamated in a special manner, the attack is imperceptible, and the work in open circuit need scarcely to be taken into consideration.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 by Various
In casting zincs for batteries a separate crucible, used only for zinc, is very desirable, as the presence of a very small amount of lead or other impurity will cause the batteries to polarize.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
Yet in all these cases the zincs had been well-cleaned from adhering copper, &c., before each trial of power.
From Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1 by Faraday, Michael
