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ZN

Dictionary entry overview: What does Zn mean?

• ZN (noun)
The noun ZN has 1 sense:

1. 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

Familiarity information: ZN used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ZN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 30; zinc; Zn

Hypernyms ("Zn" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Zn"):

spelter (impure zinc containing about three percent lead and other impurities (especially in the form of ingots))

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