zinc

«zinc» in Mova's school dictionary: a bluish-white metal, a chemical element (symbol Zn) — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (zinc — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Zinc is a bluish-white metal, a chemical element (symbol Zn). tree →

2) Zinc is used to coat iron and steel to stop rust. tree →

3) Zinc is a mineral your body needs in small amounts, found in foods like meat, nuts and beans. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, zinc is used in batteries and in making brass (with copper). Zinc cream or zinc oxide is a white sun cream, famous on cricketers' noses in Australia. Galvanised buckets and fences are zinc-coated.

examples

• The bucket is coated with zinc so it won't rust. tree →
• Zinc and copper make brass. tree →
• The cricketer had white zinc cream on his nose. tree →
• Batteries often contain zinc. tree →
• Your body needs a little zinc to heal cuts. tree →
• Zinc's symbol is Zn. tree →

note

Uncountable. Spelt with a c. Too much zinc as a supplement can be harmful — follow the label.

In the corpora

• Paint stops rust until it is scratched; galvanised steel has a zinc coat that protects the iron even at a scratch.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «zinc» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.