Zinc vs. Alkaline

Zincnoun

A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a slightly brittle blue-silvery metal.

Zincnoun

(countable) A single atom of this element.

Zincnoun

A zinc countertop.

Zincverb

(rare) To electroplate with zinc.

Zincverb

(rare) To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide.

Zincnoun

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 number 30. Atomic weight 65.38.

Zincverb

To coat with zinc; to galvanize.

Zincnoun

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 as zinc sulphide in zinc blende

Zinc

Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. Zinc is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a silvery-greyish appearance when oxidation is removed.

Alkalinenoun

An alkaline battery.

Alkalineadjective

Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.

Alkalineadjective

(chemistry) Having a pH greater than 7.

Alkalineadjective

Of or pertaining to an alkali or to alkalies; having the properties of an alkali.

Alkalineadjective

relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7;