often attributive
: a bluish-white metallic element that is ductile when pure but in the commercial form is brittle at ordinary temperatures and becomes ductile on slight heating, occurs abundantly in minerals, is an essential micronutrient for both plants and animals, and is used especially in alloys and as a protective coating in galvanizing iron and steel see Chemical Elements Table
: to treat or coat with zinc : galvanize
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Colleen Murphy, Health, 5 Apr. 2024
This is largely due to the mineral composition of spring water, which contains varying amounts of sulfur, manganese, magnesium, zinc, selenium, strontium, silica, and calcium bicarbonate.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
Mining of both zinc and tin zones commence together with each feeding separate processing plants.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2024
Location in a world-class mining jurisdiction, close to a zinc smelter and port.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
The horror of the war’s casualties—zinc coffins, once prosperous cities turned to ruins—were otherwise hidden behind the celebrations for City Day, the opening of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, and marathons held on downtown streets.
—Vadim Smyslov, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024
Each four-gummy serving contains 100 milligrams of omega-3s and 15 essential nutrients, including vitamins A, D, C, E, K, folate, choline, zinc, and B12, including more.
—Isabel Vasquez, Rd, Ldn, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
Inspired by galvanism—an idea made famous by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein—Alessandro Volta stacked some zinc and copper discs with cardboard in-between, stuck it in some saltwater, and prototyped a technology that today still underpins much of our lives.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
Pineapple: Pineapple packs in vitamins C, A, K, phosphorus, zinc and calcium.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
Noun
Some evidence suggests that taking echinacea or zinc right at the start of a cold might shorten it.
—Colleen Murphy, Health, 5 Apr. 2024
This is largely due to the mineral composition of spring water, which contains varying amounts of sulfur, manganese, magnesium, zinc, selenium, strontium, silica, and calcium bicarbonate.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
Mining of both zinc and tin zones commence together with each feeding separate processing plants.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2024
Location in a world-class mining jurisdiction, close to a zinc smelter and port.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
The horror of the war’s casualties—zinc coffins, once prosperous cities turned to ruins—were otherwise hidden behind the celebrations for City Day, the opening of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, and marathons held on downtown streets.
—Vadim Smyslov, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024
Each four-gummy serving contains 100 milligrams of omega-3s and 15 essential nutrients, including vitamins A, D, C, E, K, folate, choline, zinc, and B12, including more.
—Isabel Vasquez, Rd, Ldn, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
Inspired by galvanism—an idea made famous by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein—Alessandro Volta stacked some zinc and copper discs with cardboard in-between, stuck it in some saltwater, and prototyped a technology that today still underpins much of our lives.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
Pineapple: Pineapple packs in vitamins C, A, K, phosphorus, zinc and calcium.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
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zinc
noun
: a bluish white crystalline bivalent metallic element of low to intermediate hardness that is an essential micronutrient for both plants and animals
—symbol Zn
see Chemical Elements Table
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