Zinc



noun
1.
(a hard bluishwhite metallic element. -zinc oxide a white powder used as a pigment and in making glass) ស័ង្កសី
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
An abundant element of the magnesium-cadmium group, extracted principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite, calamine, and franklinite, as an easily fusible bluish white metal, which is malleable, especially when heated. It is not easily oxidized in moist air, and hence is used for sheeting, coating galvanized iron, etc. It is used in making brass, britannia, and other alloys, and is also largely consumed in electric batteries. Symbol Zn. Atomic weight 64.9.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To coat with zinc; to galvanize.