zinc

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Zinc cube, fragment and dendrite.

§EtymologyEdit

From German Zink, related to Zinke (“point, prong”), from Old High German zint (“a jag, point”), from Proto-Germanic *tinduz, *tindaz (“prong, pinnacle”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)dont- (“tooth, projection”), see also Dutch tinne (“battlement”), German Zinne (“pinnacle, battlement”), Danish tinde (“pinnacle, battlement”), Swedish tinne (“tooth of a rake”), Icelandic tindur (“spike, tooth of a rake or harrow, pinnacle, peak, battlement”).

§PronunciationEdit

• (US) IPA^(key): /zɪŋk/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋk

§NounEdit

zinc (uncountable)

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

§Derived termsEdit

§Related termsEdit

• zincode
• zincous

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§VerbEdit

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

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

§SynonymsEdit

• (electroplate with zinc): galvanize

§TranslationsEdit

§AnagramsEdit

• ICZN

§NounEdit

zinc m (uncountable)

1. zinc

§EtymologyEdit

From German Zink.

§PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /zɛ̃ɡ/

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§NounEdit

zinc m (plural zincs)

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

§Related termsEdit

• zingage
• zingueur
• zinguer
• dézinguer

§External linksEdit

• “zinc” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

§NounEdit

zinc m (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of cinc