Hydrous carbonate of zinc, usually occurring in white earthy incrustations; hydrozincite.

(inorganic chemistry) The zinc salt of hydrochloric acid, ZnCl₂, a white crystalline solid with a number of industrial applications.

Synonym of dry cell battery

plural of zinc-carbon battery

(organic chemistry) Any metalation reaction involving zinc atoms

plural of zincation

plural of zincblende

(mineralogy) sphalerite

(mineralogy) A hexagonal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc.

(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal greenish yellow mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and zinc.