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zinc

[zingk] / zɪŋk /


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He explains that we need micronutrients like zinc, calcium and magnesium, which are found in whole foods.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

A few hours later, gas-rich magma, 650-800°C in temperature – well above the melting points of lead and zinc – breaks through the fractured surface.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

She wrote in her report that “heavy metals, notably lead, zinc, copper, chromium, arsenic, and antimony, were detected above laboratory reporting limits.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Indium is a byproduct of zinc smelting, so how much gets recovered depends on zinc economics, not on laser demand.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

We slept long hours, the rain drumming against the walls, the angry rolls of thunder galloping over our zinc roof.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Even the best zincs will not provide full protection if they're not installed correctly and replaced in a timely fashion.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Parisian zincs are the ideal theater of the comedy of man," observes the weekly L'Express.

From Time Magazine Archive

When these zincs are in place the soil is kept dark.

From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by C. V. Riley

Yet in all these cases the zincs had been well-cleaned from adhering copper, &c., before each trial of power.

From Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1 by Michael Faraday

Another method of amalgamating zincs is to clean them by dipping them in dilute sulphuric acid and then in mercury, allowing the surplus to drain off.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Kempster Miller


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