zinc

Amid the 2026 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, videos of a doctor recommending Vitamin D3 and zinc spread from accounts selling supplements, despite these being unable to treat the disease.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 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

The same bill authorizes the Mint to make the nickel out of cheaper stuff, an inner layer of zinc wrapped in nickel, subject to testing that it actually lowers the cost.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 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

So not a soul except Mama saw me bring the zinc tubs out of the shed room.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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

Moreover, with zincs amalgamated in a special manner, the attack is imperceptible, and the work in open circuit need scarcely to be taken into consideration.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 by Various

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

The axis, M, of the jack, on revolving, carries along a crank, MD, to which is fixed a connecting-rod, A, whose other extremity is attached to the horizontal beam that supports the zincs and counterpoises.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 by Various