zinc en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈziŋk/ Upper Midwestern US, Western US, Canada, pre-/ŋ/ tensing
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- zĭngk
- /ˈzɪŋk/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntsder. Proto-Germanic *tindaz Old High German zint? Old High German zinko Middle High German zinke German Zinke? German Zinkbor. English zinc Borrowed from German Zink, related to Zinke (“point, prong”), from Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko (“prong, tine”), allied to zint (“a jag, point”), from Proto-Germanic *tindaz (“prong, pinnacle”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts (“tooth, projection”). Cognate with Old English tind (“tine, prong”), Middle Low German tinde, Icelandic tindur (“spike, tooth of a rake or harrow, pinnacle, peak, battlement”). See also Dutch tinne (“battlement”), German Zinne (“pinnacle, battlement”), Danish tinde (“pinnacle, battlement”), Swedish tinne (“tooth of a rake”), More at tine. Doublet of zincum.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a blue-silvery metal that is slightly brittle at room temperature and tarnishes slightly in moist air.
As for daytime sun protection, Dr. Bowe said mineral sunscreens made with zinc oxide may be gentler on sensitized skin than chemical formulas.
2023 December 6, Jessica DeFino, “Too Many Products Can Stress Out Your Skin. Here’s How to Scale Back.”, in The New York Times:
- (countable) An atom of this element.
- (Nigeria, countable, uncountable) A corrugated iron roof.
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(UK, colloquial, countable, dated, uncountable) A zinc countertop.
Even if there were a Chef and Brewer near Marble Arch, the name suggests a pint and pie, not a prawn and tomato sandwich and “a dock glass of white port off the zinc”; i.e., a small glass of a fine aperitif, at the counter […]
2010, Chris Ackerley, Demented Particulars, page 44:Then, three workmen throwing dice for drinks. And their heads come sharply together as they count the scores. And so violently do they throw the dice that they shoot off "the zinc" on to the floor.
1904, The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| zinke | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| zincs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| zink | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
zinc white (element) · zinc spar (element) · zinc alum (element) · zinc sponge (element) · zinc hydroxide (element) · zincoid (element) · zinc protoporphyrin (element) · uranyl zinc acetate (element) · zinc pyrithione (element) · zinco- (element) · zinc-air (element) · dizinc (element) · zincergic (element) · allylzinc (element) · zincian (element) · zinc dust (element) · zinc stearate (element) · zincworks (element) · zinc powder (element) · zinc carbonate (element) · heptazinc (element) · radiozinc (element) · platinum-zinc (element) · zinckiferous (element) · nonzinc (element) · zincless (element) · organozinc (element) · zincware (element) · zincky (element) · zincgartrellite (element) · zinc oxide (element) · zinc acetate (element) · zinced (element) · zinc chloride (element) · zinc dichloride (element) · zincification (element) · zinkite (element) · zinc acexamate (element) · zinc uranyl acetate (element) · zinckic (element) · zinc finger (element) · zincize (element) · zinc selenide (element) · zinc-bloom (element) · zincolivenite (element) · zincography (element) · zinciferous (element) · dezinc (element) · zincane (element) · zincked (element) · zincate (element) · zinc sulfate (element) · zincin (element) · zincide (element) · zinc chromate hydroxide (element) · monozinc (element) · nanozinc (element) · zincsilite (element) · zincuria (element) · zincing (element) · zinc gluconate (element) · zinc-carbon battery (element) · zincite (element) · pentazinc (element) · zinc sulfide (element) · dialkylzinc (element) · zinc chills (element) · zincking (element) · zincation (element) · zinckite (element) · zinc sulphate (element) · zinky (element) · zinc green (element) · tetrazinc (element) · Berne Zinc tablet (element) · zinc spinel (element) · diethylzinc (element) · undecazinc (element) · butter of zinc (element) · zinc foil (element) · cadmium zinc telluride (element) · zinc shakes (element) · zincify (element) · sulphate of zinc (element) · zinc blende (element) · zineb (element) · zincworker (element) · hexazinc (element) · zinc sulphide (element) · zincic (element) · flowers of zinc (element) · zinkiferous (element) · zinc bloom (element) · zincwork (element) · Zincoln (element) · zinc roof (element) · zinclipscombite (element) · zinc gluconate glycine (element) · zinc gray (element) · zinc methyl (element) · zinc yellow (element) · zincosome (element) · zincy (element) · zinc iron (element) · zinc grey (element) · sulfate of zinc (element) · zinc chromate (element) · zinc chrome (element) · zinc group (element) · zinc amide (element) · zincsmith (element) · alkylzinc (element)
Relateds
German silver (other terms of interest) · calamine (other terms of interest) · sphalerite (other terms of interest) · blende (other terms of interest) · solder (other terms of interest) · smithsonite (other terms of interest) · typewriter metal (other terms of interest) · spelter (other terms of interest) · franklinite (other terms of interest) · zincode · nickelled silver (other terms of interest) · zincous · brass (other terms of interest)
Synonyms
Translations (120)
ps جست (element) · th สังกะสี (element) · ps زينک (element) · my ဇင့်ခ် (element) · ms timah sari (element) · yi צינק (element) · sk zinok (element) · ka თუთია (element) · ru цинк (element) · nb sink (element) · fo sink (element) · da zink (element) · ro zinc (element) · nl zink (element) · gur zɩŋk (element) · fa روی (element) · ko 아연 (element) · pl cynk (element) · es zinc (element) · mi tingiki (element) · ug رۇخ (element) · ca zinc (element) · ug سىنك (element) · nn sink (element) · eo zinko (element) · km ស័ង្គសី (element) · ta நாகம் (element) · ms zink (element) · ja 亜鉛 (element) · be цынк (element) · io zinko (element) · bg цинк (element) · de Zink (element) · my သွပ် (element) · lb Zénk (element) · mn цайр (element) · it zinco (element) · tr çinko (element) · lo ສັງກະສີ (element) · mi konutea (element) · az sink (element) · ms seng (element) · mk цинк (element) · oc zinc (element) · cs zinek (element) · sq zink (element) · ml നാകം (element) · mn цинк (element) · id seng (element) · mel zink (element) · hi जस्ता (element) · nhr nxam (element) · lv cinks (element) · sl cink (element) · ky цинк (element) · ur جست (element) · tl sink (element) · tl singk (element) · pt zinco (element) · fi sinkki (element) · cy zinc (element) · ia zinc (element) · km សាំង្កសី (element) · la zincum (element) · ga sinc (element) · br zink (element) · el ψευδάργυρος (element) · sh ци̏нк (element) · ln zɛ́nki class 9a/10a (element) · et tsink (element) · tk sink (element) · sw zinki (element) · gv meain ghorrym (element) · bn দস্তা (element) · af sink (element) · tg руҳ (element) · mt żingu (element) · ar زِنْك (element) · nv béésh dootłʼizh (element) · es cinc (element) · gv shinc (element) · fy sink (element) · gd sinc (element) · ms ayan (element) · fr zinc (element) · lt cinkas (element) · uz rux (element) · eu zinka (element) · chr ᎦᏙᎤᎳᏂ (element) · sh cȉnk (element) · uz рух (element) · uz sink (element) · am ዚንክ (element) · kl zinki (element) · el τσίγκος (element) · fur zinc (element) · csb cynk (element) · gl cinc (element) · ml വെളുത്തീയം (element) · bo ཏི་ཚ (element) · ar خَارَصِين (element) · sv zink (element) · cy sinc (element) · ast cinc (element) · ta துத்தநாகம் (element) · kw synk (element) · kk мырыш (element) · is sink (element) · izh sinkki (element) · ar تُوتِيَاء (element) · cmn 鋅 /锌 (element) · he אָבָץ (element) · hu cink (element) · shi aqzdir (element) · vi kẽm (element) · uk цинк (element) · vo zinkin (element) · ta ஜிங்க் (element) · km ស័ង្កសី (element) · hy ցինկ (element)