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ZN

• 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.

• ZN (noun)

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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

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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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(English proverb)
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(Native American proverb, Duwamish)
"Who does not go with you, go with him."
(Arabic proverb)
"Misery enjoys company."
(Dutch proverb)

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