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English[edit]
| Chemical element | |
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| Zn | Previous: copper (Cu) |
| Next: gallium (Ga) | |
Etymology[edit]
From German Zink, related to Zinke (“point, prong”), from Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko (“prong, tine”), allied to zint (“a jag, point”), from Proto-Germanic *tindaz (“prong, pinnacle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)dont- (“tooth, projection”). Cognate with Old English tind (“tine, prong”), Middle Low German tinde, Icelandic tindur (“spike, tooth of a rake or harrow, pinnacle, peak, battlement”). See also Dutch tinne (“battlement”), German Zinne (“pinnacle, battlement”), Danish tinde (“pinnacle, battlement”), Swedish tinne (“tooth of a rake”), More at tine.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
zinc (uncountable)
- a chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30.
Derived terms[edit]
Element
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
element
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See also[edit]
other terms of interest
Verb[edit]
zinc (third-person singular simple present zincs, present participle zincing or zinking or zincking, simple past and past participle zinced or zinked or zincked)
- (rare) To electroplate with zinc.
- (rare) To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide.
Synonyms[edit]
- (electroplate with zinc): galvanize
Translations[edit]
electroplate with zinc
coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.
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Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
| Chemical element | |
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| Zn | Previous: coure (Cu) |
| Next: gal·li (Ga) | |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
zinc m (uncountable)
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
zinc m (plural zincs)
- (metallurgy, chemistry) zinc
- (informal) counter (in a bar, café, etc), bar
- (informal) small plane
- (back slang, verlan, from Apocopic form of zincou) dude, man
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “zinc” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian[edit]
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Zn | Previous: cupru (Cu) |
| Next: galiu (Ga) | |
Etymology[edit]
From French zinc, from German Zink.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
zinc n (uncountable)
- zinc (metal)
References[edit]
- zinc in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language), 2004-2018
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
zinc m (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of cinc
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