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Definition zinc

Etymology

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 *(e)dont- (“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.

Noun

zinc (countable and uncountable, plural zincs)

  1. A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30.
  2. (countable) A single atom of this element.
  3. (Britain, dated, colloquial) A zinc countertop.

Verb

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.

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AZONIC 19
CHINTZ 21
DEZINC 20
OZONIC 19
ZECHIN 21
ZINCED 20
ZINCIC 22
ZINCKY 25
ZIRCON 19
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ZINCY 20
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ZIN 13
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