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Zn

American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. zinc.


Zn British  

symbol

  1. zinc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Metals that crystallize in an HCP structure include Cd, Co, Li, Mg, Na, and Zn, and metals that crystallize in a CCP structure include Ag, Al, Ca, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Pt.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

The V-Moda Zn in-ear headphones I keep as a backup pair.

From The Verge ● Dec. 15, 2017

Geochemistry of CI chondrites: major and trace elements, and Cu and Zn isotopes.

From Nature ● Nov. 28, 2017

Large amounts of 65 Zn are produced in copper exposed to accelerator beams.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

Of course Zn must have a stronger chemical affinity for Cl than H has, or the change could not have taken place.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Rufus Phillips Williams

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