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Meaning of Zinc | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
zɪŋk

Definitions

  1. A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a blue-silvery metal that is slightly brittle at room temperature and tarnishes slightly in moist air.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A single atom of this element.
    countable
  3. A corrugated iron roof.
    Nigeria, countable, uncountable
  4. A zinc countertop.
    UK, colloquial, countable, dated, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans sink
العربية الزّنك توتياء خارصين زنك
Azərbaycanca sink
Български цинк
বাংলা দস্তা
བོད་སྐད ཏི་ཚ
Bosanski Cincar cink цинк
Català zinc zincar
Čeština zinek
Cymraeg sinc
Dansk zink
Deutsch Verzinken Zink zinken
Ελληνικά τσίγκος ψευδάργυρος
Esperanto zinko
Español cinc cincar zinc zincar
Eesti tsink
فارسی روی
Suomi sinkki
Français zinc
Gaeilge sinc
Gàidhlig sinc
Galego cinc
עברית אבץ
हिन्दी जस्ता ज़िंक
Hrvatski Cincar cink цинк
Magyar cink
Հայերեն ցինկ
Bahasa Indonesia ayan seng zink
Íslenska sink
Italiano zincare zinco
日本語 トタン 亜鉛
ქართული თუთია
Қазақша мырыш
ខ្មែរ ស័ង្កសី ស័ង្គសី សាំង្កសី
한국어 아연
Kurdî ayan çinko çinko kêm kêm kêm seng şeng sinc zinc
Latina zincum
Lëtzebuergesch Zénk
Lietuvių cinkas
Latviešu cinks
Македонски цинк
മലയാളം നാകം വെളുത്തീയം
Монгол цайр
Bahasa Melayu ayan seng timah sari zink
Malti żingu
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဇင့်ခ် သွပ်
Nederlands zink
Polski cynk
پښتو جست
Português zinco
Română zinc
Русский цинк
Slovenčina zinok
Slovenščina cink
Српски Cincar cink цинк
Svenska zink
Kiswahili zinki
தமிழ் ஜிங்க் துத்தநாகம் நாகம்
ไทย สังกะสี
Türkçe çinko
ئۇيغۇرچە سىنك
Українська цинк цинковий
اردو جست
Tiếng Việt kem 鐱

Examples

“As for daytime sun protection, Dr. Bowe said mineral sunscreens made with zinc oxide may be gentler on sensitized skin than chemical formulas.”
“Then, three workmen throwing dice for drinks. And their heads come sharply together as they count the scores. And so violently do they throw the dice that they shoot off "the zinc" on to the floor.”
“Even if there were a Chef and Brewer near Marble Arch, the name suggests a pint and pie, not a prawn and tomato sandwich and “a dock glass of white port off the zinc”; i.e., a small glass of a fine aperitif, at the counter […]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

zinc acexamate zinc bloom zinc carbonate zinc chloride zinc finger zinc green

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