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Yttrium vs Zinc - What's the difference?

yttrium | zinc |

As nouns the difference between yttrium and zinc

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

As a verb zinc is

(rare) to electroplate with zinc.

yttrium

English

(wikipedia yttrium)

Noun

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  • A metallic chemical element (symbol Y) with an atomic number of 39.

    • Derived terms

    * diyttrium trioxide * gadolinium yttrium garnet * yttric * yttriferous * yttrious * yttrite * yttrium aluminium garnet, yttrium aluminum garnet * yttrium anhydrous chloride * yttrium barium copper oxide * yttrium fluoride * yttrium lithium fluoride * yttrium oxide * yttrium vanadate * yttro-

    Related terms

    * erbium * terbium * YBCO * ytter * ytterbite * ytterbium * * ytterite * yttria

    See also

    * bastnasite ----

    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

    Related terms

    * zincode * zincous

    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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