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zinc

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English

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Chemical element (edit)
Zn
Atomic number 30
zinc
Classification data
Period 4
Group 12
Block d-block
Class transition metal
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English Wikipedia article on Zinc
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Zinc cube, fragment and dendrite.

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-
Proto-Indo-European *-ónts
Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntsder.
Proto-Germanic *tindaz
Old High German zint?
Old High German zinko
Middle High German zinke
German Zinke?
German Zinkbor.
English zinc

    Borrowed 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 *h₃dónts (“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. Doublet of zincum.

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    Noun

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    zinc (countable and uncountable, plural zincs)

    2. A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a blue-silvery metal that is slightly brittle at room temperature and tarnishes slightly in moist air.
      • 2023 December 6, Jessica DeFino, “Too Many Products Can Stress Out Your Skin. Here’s How to Scale Back.”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
        As for daytime sun protection, Dr. Bowe said mineral sunscreens made with zinc oxide may be gentler on sensitized skin than chemical formulas.
    3. (countable) An atom of this element.
    4. (Nigeria) A corrugated iron roof.
    5. (UK, dated, colloquial) A zinc countertop.
      • 1904, The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art:
        Then, three workmen throwing dice for drinks. And their heads come sharply together as they count the scores. And so violently do they throw the dice that they shoot off "the zinc" on to the floor.
      • 2010, Chris Ackerley, Demented Particulars, page 44:
        Even if there were a Chef and Brewer near Marble Arch, the name suggests a pint and pie, not a prawn and tomato sandwich and “a dock glass of white port off the zinc”; i.e., a small glass of a fine aperitif, at the counter […]

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    Verb

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    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.
      Synonym: galvanize
      Hypernyms: electroplate, plate < rustproof
      Hyponym: hot-dip
    2. (rare) To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide.

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    Catalan

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    Chemical element (edit)
    Zn
    Atomic number 30
    zinc
    Classification data
    Period 4
    Group 12
    Block d-block
    Class transition metal
    Previous: ← coure (Cu)
    Next: gal·li (Ga) →

    Etymology

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    Borrowed from French zinc, from German Zink.

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    Noun

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    zinc m (uncountable)

    1. zinc

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    French

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    FWOTD – 29 December 2024

    Etymology 1

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      Borrowed from German Zink.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /zɛ̃ɡ/, /zɛ̃k/
      • Both pronunciations are standard. While that with /ɡ/ is traditionally preferred, that with /k/ is reinforced by the spelling.
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      Noun

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      zinc m (plural zincs)

      1. (metallurgy, chemistry) zinc
      2. (informal) counter (in a bar, café, etc), bar
        • 1980, “Où c’est qu’j’ai mis mon flingue?”, in Marche à l’ombre, performed by Renaud:
          Moi, mon av'nir est sur le zinc / D'un bistrot des plus cradingues
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      3. (informal) small plane
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      Etymology 2

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      Clipping of zincou, verlan form of cousin (“cousin”).

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      zinc m (plural zincs)

      1. (Verlan) dude, man

      Occitan

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      zinc m (uncountable)

      1. zinc

      Romanian

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      Chemical element (edit)
      Zn
      Atomic number 30
      zinc
      Classification data
      Period 4
      Group 12
      Block d-block
      Class transition metal
      Previous: ← cupru, aramă (Cu)
      Next: galiu (Ga) →

      Etymology

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      Borrowed from French zinc, from German Zink.

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      zinc n (uncountable)

      1. zinc (metal)

      Declension

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      singular only indefinite definite
      nominative-accusative zinc zincul
      genitive-dative zinc zincului
      vocative zincule

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      Spanish

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      Chemical element (edit)
      Zn
      Atomic number 30
      zinc
      Classification data
      Period 4
      Group 12
      Block d-block
      Class transition metal
      Previous: ← cobre (Cu)
      Next: galio (Ga) →

      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from French zinc, from German Zink, of unknown ultimate origin.

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      Noun

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      zinc m (plural zincs)[1]

      1. zinc

      Usage notes

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      The spelling zinc is the more etymological and common form over cinc, though both are standard.[1]

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      References

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      1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “zinc”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN

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