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   Zinc
   Zinc is a metal element with the symbol Zn.
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   Zinc
   Zinc is a town in Boone County Arkansas, USA
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   zinc
   [n] - a bluish-white lustrous metallic element
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   Zinc
   A hard white metal with a bluish tinge. Zinc base alloys are used extensively for diecasting.
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   Zinc
   Zinc is a brittle metal which has a blue cast. Extraction is achieved by heating the oxide with carbon and distilling out the metal. Zinc tarnishes in air and reacts with acids and alkalis. Zinc is used widely throughout industry; for example, it is used as a galvanic coating on steel to prevent corrosion, and is used as a constituent of various al...
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   Zinc
   Discovered: known in India and China before 1500 and to the Greeks and Romans before 20 BC as the copper-zinc alloy brassOrigin: The name is derived from the German ‘Zink`.Atomic no: 30Mass No: 65Description: A grey metal with a blue tinge. World production exceeds 7 million tons a year, and it is used to galvanise iron to prevent it rusting. It is...
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   zinc
   Zn. Element 30, atomic weight 65.37, a reactive gray metal that dissolves in acids, used to galvanize metals and in many alloys (e. g. brass and bronze).
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   Zinc
   Mineral supplement, used by some people to treat autistic spectrum disorders
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   Zinc
   Zinc: A mineral essential to the body, zinc is a constituent of many enzymes that permit chemical reactions to proceed at normal rates. It is involved in the manufacture of protein (protein synthesis) and in cell division. Zinc is also a constituent of insulin, and is concerned with the sense of smell. Food sources of zinc include meat, particularl ...
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    zinc
    chemical element:atomic number 30 Category: Chemistry
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    Zinc
    A softish grey metal, used in three ways in church buildings: 1. in pure sheet form to make ridging for slate roofs, or as a roof covering in its own right. 2. In pure rolled sections, to make glazing bars for small-paned glazing. 3. As a coating - galvanising - for wrought-iron or steel, Typical applications are to coat 'corrugated iron', gates ...
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    Zinc
    Bluish-white metallic element. It is used to form various alloys such as brass, bronze and nickel silver. Zinc was not produced commercially in Britain until the 18thC. See spelter.
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    zinc
    An essential ‘trace` element being an essential component of the active site of a variety of enzymes. Zn2+ has high affinity for the side chains of cysteine and histidine. Zinc is present in tissues at levels of ca 0.1mM, but intracellular levels must be much lower.
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    Zinc
    Zinc (zĭnk) noun [ German zink , probably akin to zinn tin: confer French zinc , from the German. Confer Tin .] (Chemistry) 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 n ...
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    Zinc
    Zinc transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Zincked or Zinced ; present participle & verbal noun Zincking or Zincing ] To coat with zinc; to galvanize.
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    zinc
    <chemistry, element> An essential trace element being an essential component of the active site of a variety of enzymes. ... Zinc has a high affinity for the side chains of cysteine and histidine. Zinc is present in tissues at levels of 0.1mM, but intracellular levels must be much lower. ... Abbreviation: Zn ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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    zinc
    Zn noun 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 as zinc sulphide in zinc blende
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    Zinc
    `Zinc` (from ) is a metallic chemical element with the symbol `Zn` and atomic number 30. In some historical and sculptural contexts, it is (or was) known as `spelter`.
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    zinc
    (Zn) (zingk) a chemical element, atomic number 30, atomic weight 65.37. It is a trace element in the diet, a component of several enzymes, including DNA and RNA polymerases and carbonic anhydrase. It is abundant in red meat, shellfish, liver, peas, lentils, beans, and rice. A well-balanced d...
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    Zinc
    • (v. t.) To coat with zinc; to galvanize. • (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 fo...
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    zinc
    chemical element, low-melting metal of Group IIb (zinc group) of the periodic table, essential to life, and one of the most widely used metals. Zinc ... [25 related articles]
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    zinc
    A metallic element, atomic no. 30, atomic wt. 65.39; an essential bioelement; a number of salts of zinc are used in medicine; a cofactor in many proteins. [Ger. Zink]
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    zinc
    (Zn) A bluish-white, lustrous, metallic element in group IIB of the periodic table; zinc is an anomalous transition element. It occurs naturally as sphalerite, smithsonite, hemimorphite, and wurtzite, and is extracted by roasting to the oxide and reduction with carbon. Zinc...
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    zinc
    zinc, metallic chemical element; symbol Zn; at. no. 30; at. wt. 65.38; m.p. 419.58°C; b.p. 907°C; sp. gr. 7.133 at 25°C; valence +2. Zinc is a lustrous bluish-white metal. It is found in Group 12 of the periodic table. It is brittle and crystalline at ordinary temperatures, but when heat...
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