volatile metal 1
noundomain: substance
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EnglishDefinition
any chemical element that belongs to the zinc group.
Examples
- 1.The three group 12 elements that occur naturally are zinc, cadmium and mercury.
Hypernym
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
EnglishHyponym
cadmium 1
noun
a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
mercury 1
noun
a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
ununbium 1
noun
a radioactive transuranic element
zinc 1
noun
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
