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zinc [zıŋk] N CHEM

zinc

锌 xīn

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Because the new coin was composed of copper-plated zinc, the twelve-sided one-cent coin became difficult to produce. en.wikipedia.org

The region also contains many natural resources such as petroleum, iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, diamonds, hardwoods, limestone and hydropower. en.wikipedia.org

Zinc borate acts as a broad-spectrum fungicide in plastics and wood products. en.wikipedia.org

Lower denominations were produced in zinc from 1940 onwards. en.wikipedia.org

Alloying of copper with zinc or tin to make brass or bronze was practised soon after the discovery of copper itself. en.wikipedia.org

Many medications are known to chelate, or bind, zinc preventing the element from functioning properly. en.wikipedia.org

In the dehydrated state, the body has too high an osmolarity and, it appears, discards zinc to prevent this. en.wikipedia.org

Zinc is highly toxic in parrots and poisoning can often be fatal. en.wikipedia.org

Zinc-deficient soil is soil in which there is insufficient zinc to allow plants to grow normally. en.wikipedia.org

It was speculated that years of using etching acids on zinc plates in poorly ventilated studios had damaged her lungs. en.wikipedia.org

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