Zinc
WordNet
noun
(1) 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 as zinc sulphide in zinc blende
verb
(2) Coat or cover with zinc
WiktionaryText
Noun
- a chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30.
See also
- blende
- brass
- calamine
- franklinite
- German silver
- nickelled silver
- smithsonite
- solder
- spelter
- sphalerite
- typewriter metal
Verb
- To electroplate with zinc.
- To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide.