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Definition of: zinc
(zingk) noun
A bluish-white, lustrous metallic element (symbol Zn, atomic number 30) occurring in various ores and essential in traces for the activity of many plant and animal enzymes. See PERIODIC TABLE.
—v.t. zinced or zincked, zinc·ing or zinck·ing To coat or cover with zinc; galvanize. [<G zink; ult. origin unknown]
—zinc′ic adjective
—zinck′y, zinc′y, zink′y adjective
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