zinc
A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a blue-silvery metal that is slightly brittle at room temperature and tarnishes slightly in moist air.
Other meanings
An atom of this element.
A corrugated iron roof.
A kind of
- metallic element
Related words
- zinc protoporphyrin
- butter of zinc
- cadmium zinc telluride
- platinum-zinc
- uranyl zinc acetate
- zinc-air
- zinc alum
- zinc amide
- zinc acetate
- zincate
- zinc blende
- zinc-bloom
Word history
From Old High German "zinko" (prong, tine).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “zinc” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.