What is the meaning of zinc?

noun

  • 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

  • Coat or cover with zinc. .
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