As nouns the difference between zinc and pirquitasite
is that zinc is a chemical element (symbol zn) with an atomic number of 30 while pirquitasite is (mineralogy) a tetragonal-scalenohedral gray mineral containing silver, sulfur, tin, and zinc.
As a verb zinc
is (rare) to electroplate with zinc.
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
Anagrams
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pirquitasite
English
Noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-scalenohedral gray mineral containing silver, sulfur, tin, and zinc.
References
* Pirquitasite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Pirquitasite.shtml] 