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• Zinc — inc, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Zincked} or {Zinced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Zincking} or {Zincing}.] To coat with zinc; to galvanize. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• zinc — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: German Zink Date: 1651 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• zinc — noun the chemical element of atomic number 30, a silvery white metal which is a constituent of brass and is used for galvanizing iron and steel. (Symbol: Zn) ↘galvanized iron or steel. verb [usu. as adjective zinced zɪŋ(k)t] coat with zinc.… …   English new terms dictionary

• Zinc finger chimera — Zinc finger protein chimera are chimeric proteins composed of a DNA binding zinc finger protein domain and another domain through which the protein exerts its effect. The effector domain may be a transcriptional activator (A) or repressor… …   Wikipedia

• zinc — [ziŋk] n. [Ger zink, zinc, orig., prong, point: first used by PARACELSUS Philippus Aureolus ( c. 1526): from the form of the crystals on smelting; akin to OHG zint, a point, jag < Gmc * tindja > TINE] a bluish white, metallic chemical… …   English World dictionary

• zinc|i|fy — «ZIHNG kuh fy», transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. to coat or impregnate with zinc; zinc …   Useful english dictionary

• zinc — zincky, zincy, zinky, adj. zincoid, adj. /zingk/, n., v., zincked or zinced /zingkt/, zincking or zincing /zing king/. n. 1. Chem. a ductile, bluish white metallic element: used in making galvanized iron, brass, and other alloys, and as an… …   Universalium

• zinc — 1. noun a chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30. See Also: zincode, zincous 2. verb a) To electroplate with zinc. b) To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxid …   Wiktionary

• zinc — [[t]zɪŋk[/t]] n. v. zincked zinced [[t]zɪŋkt[/t]] zinck•ing zinc•ing [[t]ˈzɪŋ kɪŋ[/t]] 1) chem. a ductile, bluish white metallic element: used in making galvanized iron and other alloys, and as an element in voltaic cells Symbol: Zn at. wt.:… …   From formal English to slang

• zinc — /zɪŋk / (say zingk) noun 1. Chemistry a bluish white metallic element occurring combined as the sulphide, oxide, carbonate, silicate, etc., resembling magnesium in its chemical relations, and used in making galvanised iron, alloys such as brass… …  

• Box coat — Box Box, n.; pl. {Boxes} [As. box a small case or vessel with a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b[ u]chse; fr. L. buxus boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See {Pyx}, and cf. {Box} a tree, {Bushel}.] 1. A receptacle or case of any firm material… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English