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# zinc

noun (zinc — uncountable)

«zinc» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Zinc is a bluish-white metal, a chemical element (symbol Zn). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zinc/#m1)
2. Zinc is used to coat iron and steel to stop rust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zinc/#m2)
3. Zinc is a mineral your body needs in small amounts, found in foods like meat, nuts and beans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zinc/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science, zinc is used in batteries and in making brass (with copper). Zinc cream or zinc oxide is a white sun cream, famous on cricketers' noses in Australia. Galvanised buckets and fences are zinc-coated.

### Examples

- The bucket is coated with zinc so it won't rust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zinc/#x1)
- Zinc and copper make brass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zinc/#x2)
- The cricketer had white zinc cream on his nose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zinc/#x3)
- Batteries often contain zinc. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zinc/#x4)
- Your body needs a little zinc to heal cuts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zinc/#x5)
- Zinc's symbol is Zn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zinc/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Spelt with a c. Too much zinc as a supplement can be harmful — follow the label.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «zinc» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Z/zinc/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«zinc» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/zinc.html) on Mova free.