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Definition of zinc
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of zinc is as below...
Zinc (n.) An
abundant
element
of the
magnesium-cadmium
group,
extracted
principally
from the
minerals
zinc
blende,
smithsonite,
calamine,
and
franklinite,
as an
easily
fusible
bluish
white
metal,
which is
malleable,
especially
when
heated.
It is not
easily
oxidized
in moist air, and hence is used for
sheeting,
coating
galvanized
iron, etc. It is used in
making
brass,
britannia,
and other
alloys,
and is also
largely
consumed
in
electric
batteries.
Symbol
Zn.
Atomic
weight
64.9..
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Similor
::
Similor
(n.) An alloy of
copper
and zinc,
resembling
brass,
but of a
golden
color..
Jeffersonite
::
Jeffersonite
(n.) A
variety
of
pyroxene
of
olive-green
color
passing
into
brown.
It
contains
zinc.
Zincoid
::
Zincoid
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
resembling,
zinc; -- said of the
electricity
of the
zincous
plate in
connection
with a
copper
plate in a
voltaic
circle;
also,
designating
the
positive
pole..
Argentan
::
Argentan
(n.) An alloy of
nickel
with
copper
and zinc;
German
silver.
Cadmia
::
Cadmia
(n.) An oxide of zinc which
collects
on the sides of
furnaces
where zinc is
sublimed.
Formerly
applied
to the
mineral
calamine.
Tutenag
::
Tutenag
(n.) Crude zinc.
Zinc
::
Zinc (v. t.) To coat with zinc; to
galvanize.
Graphotype
::
Graphotype
(n.) A
process
for
producing
a
design
upon a
surface
in
relief
so that it can be
printed
from.
Prepared
chalk or oxide of zinc is
pressed
upon a
smooth
plate by a
hydraulic
press,
and the
design
is drawn upon this in a
peculiar
ink which
hardens
the
surface
wherever
it is
applied.
The
surface
is then
carefully
rubbed
or
brushed,
leaving
the lines in
relief..
Calcimine
::
Calcimine
(n.) A white or
colored
wash for the
ceiling
or other
plastering
of a room,
consisting
of a
mixture
of clear glue, Paris white or zinc
white,
and
water..
Packfong
::
Packfong
(n.) A
Chinese
alloy of
nickel,
zinc, and
copper,
resembling
German
silver..
Zincography
::
Zincography
(n.) The art or
process
of
engraving
or
etching
on zinc, in which the
design
is left in
relief
in the style of a wood cut, the rest of the
ground
being eaten away by
acid..
Neogen
::
Neogen
(n.) An alloy
resembling
silver,
and
consisting
chiefly
of
copper,
zinc, and
nickel,
with small
proportions
of tin,
aluminium,
and
bismuth..
Hopeite
::
Hopeite
(n.) A
hydrous
phosphate
of zinc in
transparent
prismatic
crystals.
Smithsonite
::
Smithsonite
(n.)
Native
zinc
carbonate.
It
generally
occurs
in
stalactitic,
reniform,
or
botryoidal
shapes,
of a white to gray,
green,
or brown
color.
See Note under
Calamine..
Cadmium
::
Cadmium
(n.) A
comparatively
rare
element
related
to zinc, and
occurring
in some zinc ores. It is a white
metal,
both
ductile
and
malleable.
Symbol
Cd.
Atomic
weight
111.8.
It was
discovered
by
Stromeyer
in 1817, who named it from its
association
with zinc or zinc ore..
Zinciferous
::
Zinciferous
(a.)
Containing
or
affording
zinc.
Zink
::
Zink (n.) See Zinc.
Zincous
::
Zincous
(a.) Of,
pertaining
to, or
containing,
zinc;
zincic;
as,
zincous
salts..
Metalorganic
::
Metalorganic
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
denoting,
any one of a
series
of
compounds
of
certain
metallic
elements
with
organic
radicals;
as, zinc
methyl,
sodium
ethyl,
etc..
Tombac
::
Tombac
(n.) An alloy of
copper
and zinc,
resembling
brass,
and
containing
about 84 per cent of
copper;
--
called
also
German,
/
Dutch,
brass.
It is very
malleable
and
ductile,
and when
beaten
into thin
leaves
is
sometimes
called
Dutch
metal.
The
addition
of
arsenic
makes white
tombac..
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