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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
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 naturally as zinc sulphide in zinc blende
Synonyms:
atomic number 30; zinc; Zn
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Zn" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Zn"):
spelter (impure zinc containing about three percent lead and other impurities (especially in the form of ingots))
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