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zinc

英/zˈɪŋk/

美/ˈzɪŋk/

01n.

锌

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

02v.

镀锌于

coat or cover with zinc