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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

Each 65 Zn decay emits an average γ -ray energy of 0.550 MeV, 40.0% of which is absorbed in the scientist's 75.0-kg body.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Zinc is sublimed-in the form of zinc dust-like flowers of S. Granulated Zn is made by pouring a stream of the molten metal into water.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips

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