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
Type | Words |
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Synonyms | atomic number 30, zinc |
Type of | metal, metallic element |
Has types | spelter |
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