galvanized iron

  • 61g.i. — g.i. (galvanized iron) iron or steel specially coated with zinc in order to prevent rust (also GI) …

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  • 62GI — (galvanized iron) G·I· || ‚dÊ’iː aɪ iron or steel specially coated with zinc in order to prevent rust (also g.i.) …

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  • 63zinc — noun the chemical element of atomic number 30, a silvery white metal which is a constituent of brass and is used for galvanizing iron and steel. (Symbol: Zn) ↘galvanized iron or steel. verb [usu. as adjective zinced zɪŋ(k)t] coat with zinc.… …

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  • 64zinc — ► NOUN 1) a silvery white metallic chemical element which is a constituent of brass and is used for galvanizing iron and steel. 2) galvanized iron or steel. ► VERB (zinced ) ▪ coated with zinc. ORIGIN German Zink …

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  • 65Butter of zinc — Zinc inc (z[i^][ng]k), n. [G. zink, probably akin to zinn tin: cf. F. zinc, from the German. Cf. {Tin}.] (Chem.) An abundant element of the magnesium cadmium group, extracted principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite, calamine, and… …

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  • 66flowers of zinc — Zinc inc (z[i^][ng]k), n. [G. zink, probably akin to zinn tin: cf. F. zinc, from the German. Cf. {Tin}.] (Chem.) An abundant element of the magnesium cadmium group, extracted principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite, calamine, and… …

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  • 67hydrozincite — Zinc inc (z[i^][ng]k), n. [G. zink, probably akin to zinn tin: cf. F. zinc, from the German. Cf. {Tin}.] (Chem.) An abundant element of the magnesium cadmium group, extracted principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite, calamine, and… …

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  • 68nihil album — Zinc inc (z[i^][ng]k), n. [G. zink, probably akin to zinn tin: cf. F. zinc, from the German. Cf. {Tin}.] (Chem.) An abundant element of the magnesium cadmium group, extracted principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite, calamine, and… …

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  • 69Oxide of zinc — Zinc inc (z[i^][ng]k), n. [G. zink, probably akin to zinn tin: cf. F. zinc, from the German. Cf. {Tin}.] (Chem.) An abundant element of the magnesium cadmium group, extracted principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite, calamine, and… …

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  • 70philosopher's wool — Zinc inc (z[i^][ng]k), n. [G. zink, probably akin to zinn tin: cf. F. zinc, from the German. Cf. {Tin}.] (Chem.) An abundant element of the magnesium cadmium group, extracted principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite, calamine, and… …

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