zinc

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

zinc [zinc zincs zinced zincing] BrE [zɪŋk] NAmE [zɪŋk] noun
1. uncountable (symb. Zn)a chemical element. Zinc is a bluish-white metal that is mixed with ↑copper to produce ↑brass and is often used to cover other metals to prevent them from rusting.
2. countable (informal)(in some places in Africa) a sheet of corrugated iron that is used to make a roof, shelter, etc
•They built a temporary home out of zincs.

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: from German Zink, of unknown origin.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Zn, atomic number 30