zinc
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Etymology
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
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Noun
zinc (countable and uncountable, plural zincs)
- A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a slightly brittle blue-silvery metal.
- (countable) A single atom of this element.
- (UK, dated, colloquial) A zinc countertop.
- 1904, The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art
- Then, three workmen throwing dice for drinks. And their heads come sharply together as they count the scores. And so violently do they throw the dice that they shoot off "the zinc" on to the floor.
- 2010, Chris Ackerley, Demented Particulars (page 44)
- Even if there were a Chef and Brewer near Marble Arch, the name suggests a pint and pie, not a prawn and tomato sandwich and “a dock glass of white port off the zinc”; i.e., a small glass of a fine aperitif, at the counter […]
- 1904, The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art
Derived terms
- Berne Zinc tablet
- butter of zinc
- cadmium zinc telluride
- platinum-zinc
- sulfate of zinc, sulphate of zinc
- uranyl zinc acetate
- zinc acetate
- zinc-air
- zinc alum
- zinc amide
- zincate
- zinc blende
- zinc-bloom
- zinc chills
- zinc chloride
- zinc chromate
- zinc chromate hydroxide
- zinc chrome
- zinc dichloride
- zinc dust
- zinced, zincked
- zinc finger
- zinc foil
- zinc gluconate
- zinc gluconate glycine
- zinc gray, zinc grey
- zinc green
- zinc hydroxide
- zincian
- zincic, zinckic
- zinciferous, zinckiferous, zinkiferous
- zincification
- zincify
- zincing, zincking
- zinc iron
- zincite, zinckite, zinkite
- zinc methyl
- zinco-
- zincography
- zincoid
- zinc oxide
- zinc powder
- zinc pyrithione
- zinc roof
- zinc selenide
- zinc shakes
- zinc spar
- zinc spinel
- zinc sponge
- zinc stearate
- zinc sulfide, zinc sulphide
- zinc sulphate
- zinc uranyl acetate
- zinc white
- zincy, zincky, zinky
- zinc yellow
- zineb
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Verb
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
- (electroplate with zinc): galvanize
Translations
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Catalan
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Pronunciation
Noun
zinc m (uncountable)
Further reading
- “zinc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “zinc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “zinc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “zinc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
zinc m (plural zincs)
Related terms
Further reading
- “zinc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Etymology 2
Clipping of zincou, verlan form of cousin (“cousin”)
Pronunciation
Noun
zinc m (plural zincs)
- (back slang, Verlan) dude, man
Occitan
Noun
zinc m (uncountable)
Romanian
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Etymology
From French zinc, from German Zink.
Pronunciation
Noun
zinc n (uncountable)
- zinc (metal)
References
- zinc in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
Noun
zinc m (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of cinc
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