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zinc

noun verb

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…

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Word length
4
Starts with
Z
Ends with
C
Contains
IN
Scrabble score
15
CEFR level
B1

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zɪŋk

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noun

  1. 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

verb

  1. Coat or cover with zinc

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