zinc, n.
(zincs)
freq. cnt. 6
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
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freq. cnt.: 6
freq. cnt.: 6
Zn
atomic number 30
zinc
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