zinc

1. n. 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. Source: opted
2. v. t. To coat with zinc; to galvanize. Source: opted
3. n. 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 naturally as zinc sulphide in zinc blende Source: wordnet
4. v. coat or cover with zinc Source: wordnet
5. 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 [Formerly written also zink.] Butter of zinc (Old Chem.), zinc chloride, ZnCl2, a deliquescent white waxy or oily substance. -- Oxide of zinc. (Chem.) See Zinc oxide, below. -- Zinc amine (Chem.), a white amorphous substance, Zn(NH2)2, obtained by the action of ammonia on zinc ethyl; -- called also zinc amide. -- Zinc amyle (Chem.), a colorless, transparent liquid, composed of zinc and amyle, which, when exposed to the atmosphere, emits fumes, and absorbs oxygen with rapidity. -- Zinc blende Etym: [cf. G. zinkblende] (Min.), a native zinc sulphide. See Blende, n. (a) -- Zinc bloom Etym: [cf. G. zinkblumen flowers of zinc, oxide of zinc] (Min.), hydrous carbonate of zinc, usually occurring in white earthy incrustations; -- called also hydrozincite. -- Zinc ethyl (Chem.), a colorless, transparent, poisonous liquid, composed of zinc and ethyl, which takes fire spontaneously on exposure to the atmosphere. -- Zinc green, a green pigment consisting of zinc and cobalt oxides; -- called also Rinmann's green. -- Zinc methyl (Chem.), a colorless mobile liquid Zn(CH3)2, produced by the action of methyl iodide on a zinc sodium alloy. It has a disagreeable odor, and is spontaneously inflammable in the air. It has been of great importance in the synthesis of organic compounds, and is the type of a large series of similar compounds, as zinc ethyl, zinc amyle, etc. -- Zinc oxide (Chem.), the oxide of zinc, ZnO, forming a light fluffy sublimate when zinc is burned; -- called also flowers of zinc, philosopher's wool, nihil album, etc. The impure oxide produced by burning the metal, roasting its ores, or in melting brass, is called also pompholyx, and tutty. -- Zinc spinel (Min.), a mineral, related to spinel, consisting essentially of the oxides of zinc and aluminium; gahnite. -- Zinc vitriol (Chem.), zinc sulphate. See White vitriol, under Vitriol. -- Zinc white, a white powder consisting of zinc oxide, used as a pigment. To coat with zinc; to galvanize. Source: webster
6. An abundant element of the magnesium-cadmium group, extractedprincipally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite, calamine, andfranklinite, as an easily fusible bluish white metal, which ismalleable, especially when heated. It is not easily oxidized in moistair, and hence is used for sheeting, coating galvanized iron, etc. Itis used in making brass, britannia, and other alloys, and is alsolargely consumed in electric batteries. Symbol Zn. Atomic weight 64.9[Formerly written also zink.] Butter of zinc (Old Chem.), zincchloride, ZnCl2, a deliquescent white waxy or oily substance.-- Oxide of zinc. (Chem.) See Zinc oxide, below.-- Zinc amine (Chem.), a white amorphous substance, Zn(NH2)2,obtained by the action of ammonia on zinc ethyl; -- called also zincamide.-- Zinc amyle (Chem.), a colorless, transparent liquid, composed ofzinc and amyle, which, when exposed to the atmosphere, emits fumes,and absorbs oxygen with rapidity.-- Zinc blende Etym: [cf. G. zinkblende] (Min.), a native zincsulphide. See Blende, n. (a) -- Zinc bloom Etym: [cf. G. zinkblumenflowers of zinc, oxide of zinc] (Min.), hydrous carbonate of zinc,usually occurring in white earthy incrustations; -- called alsohydrozincite.-- Zinc ethyl (Chem.), a colorless, transparent, poisonous liquid,composed of zinc and ethyl, which takes fire spontaneously onexposure to the atmosphere.-- Zinc green, a green pigment consisting of zinc and cobalt oxides;-- called also Rinmann's green.-- Zinc methyl (Chem.), a colorless mobile liquid Zn(CH3)2, producedby the action of methyl iodide on a zinc sodium alloy. It has adisagreeable odor, and is spontaneously inflammable in the air. Ithas been of great importance in the synthesis of organic compounds,and is the type of a large series of similar compounds, as zincethyl, zinc amyle, etc.-- Zinc oxide (Chem.), the oxide of zinc, ZnO, forming a lightfluffy sublimate when zinc is burned; -- called also flowers of zinc,philosopher's wool, nihil album, etc. The impure oxide produced byburning the metal, roasting its ores, or in melting brass, is calledalso pompholyx, and tutty.-- Zinc spinel (Min.), a mineral, related to spinel, consistingessentially of the oxides of zinc and aluminium; gahnite.-- Zinc vitriol (Chem.), zinc sulphate. See White vitriol, underVitriol.-- Zinc white, a white powder consisting of zinc oxide, used as apigment. Source: adambom
7. n:100 n. 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 naturally as zinc sulphide in zinc blende v. coat or cover with zinc Source: ecdict

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