A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a slightly brittle blue-silvery metal. / (countable) A single atom of this element. / (Nigeria) A corrugated iron roof.

(rare) To electroplate with zinc. / (rare) To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide.

present participle of zinc

simple past tense and past participle of zinc

plural of zinc

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of zinc

(obsolete, inorganic chemistry) zinc chloride

(chemistry) An amorphous solid, ZnO, white when pure but often pale yellow, used in pigments and cosmetics

(inorganic chemistry) The zinc salt of hydrochloric acid, ZnCl₂, a white crystalline solid with a number of industrial applications.

(biochemistry, genetics) A structure characterized by the coordination of one or more zinc ions, found in some proteins, that typically binds to specific sequences of DNA and regulates genes.