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Oxide vs Zinc - What's the difference?

oxide | zinc |

As nouns the difference between oxide and zinc

is that oxide is while zinc is a chemical element (symbol zn) with an atomic number of 30.

As a verb zinc is

(rare) to electroplate with zinc.

oxide

English

(wikipedia oxide)

Alternative forms

* (all rare)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.
  • Derived terms

    * alkylene oxide * aluminium oxide, aluminum oxide * aluminium oxide hydroxide, aluminum oxide hydroxide * antimonic oxide * antimonioso-antimonic oxide * antimonious oxide * antimonous oxide * antimony oxide * argentous oxide * arsenious oxide * auric oxide * aurous oxide * barium copper oxide * barium oxide * beryllium aluminium oxide, beryllium aluminum oxide * beryllium oxide * bismuth oxide * bismuthic oxide * bismuthous oxide * bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide * boric oxide * boron oxide * cacodyl oxide * cadmium oxide * calcium oxide * californium oxide * carbon oxide * carbonic oxide * ceramic oxide * ceric oxide * cerium oxide * cerous oxide * chloric oxide * chlorine oxide * chlorous oxide * chromic oxide * chromium oxide * chromous oxide * cobalt oxide * cobaltous oxide * copper oxide * cubic zirconium oxide * cupric oxide * cuprous oxide * curium oxide * deuterium oxide * dihydrogen oxide * dimethylene oxide * dinitrogen oxide * dioxide * dysprosium oxide * ethylene oxide * epoxide * erbium oxide * ethylene oxide * europium oxide * ferric oxide * ferroso-ferric oxide * ferrous oxide * fluorine oxide * heptaoxide, heptoxide * hexoxide * holmium oxide * hydric oxide * hydrogen oxide * hydroxide * hypochlorous oxide * indium oxide * indium tin oxide * iridic oxide * iridious oxide * iridium oxide * iron oxide * isopropoxide * lanthanum oxide * lead oxide * lithium oxide * lutetium oxide * magnesium aluminium oxide, magnesium aluminum oxide * magnesium oxide * manganese oxide * mercuric oxide * mercurous oxide * mercury oxide * methylene oxide * mixed oxide * molybdenum oxide * monoxide * niobic oxide * niobous oxide * nitric oxide * nitrogen oxide * nitrous oxide * octoxide * osmic oxide * oxic * oxidimetry * oxidise, oxidize * palladic oxide * palladious oxide * pentoxide * peroxide * platinic oxide * platinous oxide * plumbic oxide * polyethylene oxide * potassium oxide * propylene oxide * protoxide * radium oxide * red iron oxide * rhodic oxide * rhodous oxide * rubidium oxide * ruthenium oxide * samarium oxide * scandium oxide * selenium oxide * sesquioxide * silicon oxide * silver oxide * sodium oxide * stannic oxide * stannous oxide * strontium oxide * suboxide * sulfuric oxide, sulphuric oxide * sulfurous oxide, sulphurous oxide * sulfur oxide, sulphur oxide * superoxide * tantalic oxide * tantalous oxide * tantalum oxide * telluric oxide * tellurous oxide * terbium oxide * tetroxide * thallic oxide * thallious oxide * thallium oxide * thorium oxide * thulium oxide * tin oxide * titanic oxide * titanium oxide * titanous oxide * tributyltin oxide * trioxide * tungsten oxide * tungstic oxide * tungstous oxide * uranic oxide * uranium oxide * uranoso-uranic oxide * uranous oxide * uranyl oxide * vanadic oxide * vanadous oxide * ytterbium oxide * yttrium barium copper oxide * yttrium oxide * zinc oxide * zincic oxide * zirconic oxide * zirconium oxide

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    zinc

    English

    (wikipedia zinc)

    Noun

    (-)
  • a chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30.
  • Derived terms

    (element) * * butter of zinc * cadmium zinc telluride * copper-zinc * platinum-zinc * sulfate of zinc, sulphate of zinc * uranyl zinc acetate * zinc-air * zinc alum * zinc amide * zinc acetate * zincate * zinc blende * zinc-bloom * zinc chills * zinc chloride * zinc chromate * zinc chromate hydroxide * zinc chrome * zinc dichloride * zinc dust * zinced, zincked * zinc finger * zinc foil * zinc gluconate * zinc gluconate glycine * zinc gray, zinc grey * zinc green * zinc hydroxide * zincian * zincic, zinckic * zinciferous, zinckiferous, zinkiferous * zincification, zinckification * zincify, zinckify * zincing, zincking * zinc iron * zincite, zinckite, zinkite * zinc methyl * zinco- * zincography * zincoid * zinc oxide * zinc powder * zinc pyrithione * zinc roof * zinc selenide * zinc shakes * zinc spar * zinc spinel * zinc sponge * zinc stearate * zinc sulfide, zinc sulphide * zinc uranyl acetate * zinc white * zinc yellow * zincy, zincky, zinky * zineb

    See also

    (other terms of interest) * blende * brass * calamine * franklinite * German silver * nickelled silver * smithsonite * solder * spelter * sphalerite * typewriter metal

    Verb

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

    * (electroplate with zinc) galvanize

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