zinc

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3 Take of gold, 2 parts; silver, 3 parts; copper, 1 part; and zinc 1/2 a part The gold, silver, and copper must be fused in a crucible before the zinc is added, or else you cannot keep them in the vessel while heating.

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  1. noun A bluish-white, lustrous metallic element that is brittle at room temperature but malleable with heating. It is used to form a wide variety of alloys including brass, bronze, various solders, and nickel silver, in galvanizing iron and other metals, for electric fuses, anodes, and meter cases, and in roofing, gutters, and various household objects. Atomic number 30; atomic weight 65.39; melting point 419.4°C; boiling point 907°C; specific gravity 7.133 (25°C); valence 2. See Table at element.
  2. transitive verb To coat or treat with zinc; galvanize.

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  • On zinc, a customs duty at the rate of 5\% has been restored, which was removed on April 29, —  The Times of India
  • Just two to three oysters deliver a full day's supply of zinc, a mineral critical for normal functioning of the male reproductive system. —  Reader's Digest
  • However, where zinc was applied the stands were healthy. —  Delta Farm Press RSS Feed
  • Wavelengths of a different frequency reveal iron, zinc, and various other elements in the stone.
  • Then she exposed YPK9-deficient yeast cells to an excess of different metals -- zinc, copper, manganese, iron, etc. -- to determine which metal it might transport. —  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
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  1. German Zink, possibly from Zinke, spike (so called because it becomes jagged in the furnace), from Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko.

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  1. Also sometimes zink, the spelling zinc being after the F. form of the original; from French zinc = Swedish Danish zink = Russian tsinkŭ (New Latin zincum), from German zink, zinc; connection with G. zinn, = English tin, is doubtful.
  2. from zinc, n.
 

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