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Word | Zinc |
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 / coat or cover with zinc / 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. / a bluish-white metal / the chemical element of atomic number 30, a silvery-white metal that is a constituent of brass and is used for coating (galvanizing) iron and steel to protect against corrosion., | |
Usage | ⇒ Plates of zinc are free from rust ⇒ A zinc rich paint coating protects the interior of the pipe. |
Synonyms | Zn, gold, lead, metal, silver, iron, potassium, aluminum, atomic number 30, barium, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, gallium, galvanize, lithium, magnesium, mercury, |
Antonyms | Zn, gold, lead, metal, silver, iron, potassium, aluminum, atomic number 30, barium, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, gallium, galvanize, lithium, magnesium, mercury, |
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