zinc

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 External links 1.3.5 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Related terms 3 Spanish 3.1 Noun

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Chemical element
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[edit] Etymology

From German Zink, from Zinken (“‘tines", "teeth’”)

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•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɪŋk

[edit] Noun

zinc (uncountable)

Wikipedia

1. a chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30.

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• zincode
• zincous

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• For etymology and more information refer to: [1] (A lot of the translations were taken from that site with permission from the author)

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[edit] Verb

to zinc (third-person singular simple present zincs, present participle zincing, zinking or zincking, simple past and past participle zinced, zinked or zincked)

1. (rare) To electroplate with zinc.
2. (rare) To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide.

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• (electroplate with zinc): galvanize

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• French: zinguer fr(fr)

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• Alphagram: cinz
• ICZN

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From German Zink.

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• IPA: /zɛ̃ɡ/, SAMPA: /zE~g/
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[edit] Noun

zinc m. (plural zincs)

1. (metallurgy, chemistry) zinc
2. (informal) counter (in a bar, café, etc), bar

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• zingage
• zingueur

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

zinc m. (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of cinc.