Dictionary Check: zinc

"zinc" is a valid word!

Scrabble 15 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

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

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verb

coat or cover with zinc

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