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
   "The steel bridge was protected from corrosion by zinc galvanizing";
   - Zn, atomic number 30

1. Coat or cover with zinc
   "They zinced the metal roof to prevent corrosion"

Derived forms: zincing, zinced, zincs

Type of: coat, metal, metallic element, surface

Part of: zinc selenite

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