plural of zinc

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of zinc

simple past tense and past participle of zinc

present participle of zinc

(rare) To electroplate with zinc. / (rare) To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide.

A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a slightly brittle blue-silvery metal. / (countable) A single atom of this element. / (Nigeria) A corrugated iron roof.

(biochemistry, genetics) A structure characterized by the coordination of one or more zinc ions, found in some proteins, that typically binds to specific sequences of DNA and regulates genes.

a coordination complex of zinc

(obsolete, inorganic chemistry) zinc chloride

(chemistry) An amorphous solid, ZnO, white when pure but often pale yellow, used in pigments and cosmetics