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zinc

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Noun

a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs naturally as zinc sulphide in zinc blende

Verb

coat or cover with zinc

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Synonyms:
Zn atomic number 30

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