Zn
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Historical Examples
Finally, the central globe, Zn c, follows the same cruciform line of disintegration.
Occult Chemistry Annie Besant and Charles W. Leadbeater
Damson, dam′Zn, n. a rather small oval fruited variety of the common plum, esteemed for preserving.
Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various
In the illustration, the tubes Cu and Zn correspond to the conducting plates of copper and zinc of a voltaic cell.
Physics Willis Eugene Tower
Do not join the other end to the other binding-post, Zn, of the zinc plate.
The Study of Elementary Electricity and Magnetism by Experiment Thomas M. St. John
Crimson, krim′Zn, n. a deep red colour, tinged with blue: red in general.
Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various
Chemical symbol
zinc
Zn
The symbol for the element zinc.
Zn
The symbol for zinc.
zinc
(zĭngk)
Symbol Zn
A shiny, bluish-white metallic element that is brittle at room temperature but is malleable when heated. It is used in alloys such as brass and bronze, as a coating for iron and steel, and in various household objects. Zinc is essential to human and animal growth. Atomic number 30; atomic weight 65.39; melting point 419.4°C; boiling point 907°C; specific gravity 7.133 (25°C); valence 2. See Periodic Table.
zinc
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