Hypernym

noun

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

Group 12 element 1

noun

any chemical element that belongs to the zinc group.

Substance_meronym

zinc selenite 1

noun

a toxic salt of selenous acid and zinc, with the chemical formula ZnSeO3..

zinc 1

noundomain: substance

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Synonyms

Hyponym

spelter 1

noun

impure zinc containing about three percent lead and other impurities (especially in the form of ingots)

Substance_holonym

zinc nitrate 1

noun

a highly deliquescent substance which is usually prepared by dissolving zinc in nitric acid.

zamak 1

noun

a family of alloys with a base metal of zinc and alloying elements of aluminium, magnesium, and copper.

zinc selenite 1

noun

a toxic salt of selenous acid and zinc, with the chemical formula ZnSeO3..

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