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zinc vs. zinc sulfate

zinc

[zingk] / zɪŋk /

noun

Chemistry. 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.
a piece of this metal used as an element in a voltaic cell.

verb (used with object)

zincked, zinced, zincking, zincing

to coat or cover with zinc.

zinc sulfate

noun

Chemistry.

a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble powder, ZnSO 4 ⋅7H 2 O, used for preserving skins and wood, in the electrodeposition of zinc, in the bleaching of paper, as a mordant in calico printing, and in medicine as an astringent, styptic, and emetic.