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noun
zinc, often in blocks or ingot form.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Zinc alloyed with another metal (especially copper), used as a solder.
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Usage: countable, uncountable, usually
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noun
An objet d'art made from zinc.
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Usage: countable, usually
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verb
To combine copper and metallic zinc to form an alloy.
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noun
impure zinc containing about three percent lead and other impurities (especially in the form of ingots)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: zinc, Zn, atomic number 30
History
Related to, and perhaps derived from, Middle Dutch speauter. Possibly related to pewter.
