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Zinc vs Ovamboite - What's the difference?

zinc | ovamboite |

As nouns the difference between zinc and ovamboite

is that zinc is a chemical element (symbol zn) with an atomic number of 30 while ovamboite is (mineralogy) an isometric-hextetrahedral gray mineral containing arsenic, copper, gallium, germanium, iron, molybdenum, sulfur, tin, tungsten, vanadium, and zinc.

As a verb zinc

is (rare) to electroplate with zinc.

zinc

English

(wikipedia zinc)

Noun

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  • 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

    Anagrams

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    ovamboite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral gray mineral containing arsenic, copper, gallium, germanium, iron, molybdenum, sulfur, tin, tungsten, vanadium, and zinc.

    • References

    * Ovamboite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Ovamboite.shtml]