- pronunciation:
- zIngk
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- Word History, Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition: |
Zinc is a kind of metal. It is bluish-white in color, and it is one of the chemical elements. It is often combined with other metals to create other substances that are useful. It might seem strange, but zinc is one of the metals that humans need in their diet for good health. They only need a very small amount, though, and they can get it from foods like, meat, fish, and eggs.
Zinc does rust easily.Zinc is used in making certain types of batteries. |
Zinc comes from a German word that means "point or spike." When zinc is cooled after heating it looks like spikes.