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zinc

English

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Chemical element
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Zinc cube, fragment and dendrite.

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Etymology

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Borrowed 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 *h₃dónts (“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. Doublet of zincum.

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: zĭngk, IPA(key): /zɪŋk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪŋk

Noun

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zinc (countable and uncountable, plural zincs)

  2. A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a blue-silvery metal that is slightly brittle at room temperature and tarnishes slightly in moist air.
    • 2023 December 6, Jessica DeFino, “Too Many Products Can Stress Out Your Skin. Here’s How to Scale Back.”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      As for daytime sun protection, Dr. Bowe said mineral sunscreens made with zinc oxide may be gentler on sensitized skin than chemical formulas.
  3. (countable) A single atom of this element.
  4. (Nigeria) A corrugated iron roof.
  5. (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 […]

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other terms of interest

Verb

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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.
    Synonym: galvanize
    Hypernyms: electroplate, plate < rustproof
    Hyponym: hot-dip
  2. (rare) To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide.

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Anagrams

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Catalan

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Chemical element
Zn
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Etymology

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Borrowed from French zinc, from German Zink.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zinc m (uncountable)

  1. zinc

Derived terms

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Further reading

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French

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FWOTD – 29 December 2024

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from German Zink.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zɛ̃ɡ/, /zɛ̃k/
  • Both pronunciations are standard. While that with /ɡ/ is traditionally preferred, that with /k/ is reinforced by the spelling.
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Noun

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zinc m (plural zincs)

  1. (metallurgy, chemistry) zinc
  2. (informal) counter (in a bar, café, etc), bar
    • 1980, “Où c’est qu’j’ai mis mon flingue?”, in Marche à l’ombre, performed by Renaud:
      Moi, mon av'nir est sur le zinc / D'un bistrot des plus cradingues
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. (informal) small plane
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Etymology 2

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Clipping of zincou, verlan form of cousin (“cousin”).

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Noun

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zinc m (plural zincs)

  1. (Verlan) dude, man

Occitan

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zinc m (uncountable)

  1. zinc

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Chemical element
Zn
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Etymology

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Borrowed from French zinc, from German Zink.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zinc n (uncountable)

  1. zinc (metal)

Declension

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Declension of zinc
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative zinc zincul
genitive-dative zinc zincului
vocative zincule

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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zinc m (uncountable)

  1. alternative spelling of cinc

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