"zinc" meaning in English

See zinc in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /zɪŋk/ [US] Audio: en-us-zinc.ogg [US] Forms: zinc [singular], zincs [plural]
enPR: zingk [US] Head templates: {{noun|zinc}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Zinc is a type of metal, (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30 on the periodic table.
    Sense id: simple-zinc-en-noun-T8~URShw

Verb

IPA: /zɪŋk/ [US] Audio: en-us-zinc.ogg [US] Forms: zinc [canonical], zincs [third-person, singular], zinced [past], zinced [past, participle], zincing [present, participle]
enPR: zingk [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you zinc something, you cover it with zinc.
    Sense id: simple-zinc-en-verb-9k7jzaaf Categories (other): Verbs
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