zinc
15 points
English
4 letters
Uncommon
Commonness #25,411
Valid in: US and UK dictionaries
Definitions
noun
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
verb
coat or cover with zinc
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/zˈɪŋk/ · 1 syllable · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural zincs
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Rhymes
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