Concept information
Preferred term
zinc
Definition
- [GEMET] A brittle bluish-white metallic element that becomes coated with a corrosion-resistant layer in moist air and occurs chiefly in sphalerite and smithsonite. It is a constituent of several alloys, especially brass and nickel-silver, and is used in die-casting, galvanizing metals, and in battery electrodes.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Zn
Scope note
- US LTER controlled vocabulary
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
In other languages
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الزنك
Arabic
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Цинк
Bulgarian
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cink
Croatian
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zinek
Czech
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Danish
-
Dutch
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tsink
Estonian
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Finnish
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French
-
German
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ψευδάργυρος
Greek
-
Hungarian
-
Italian
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Latvian
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cinkas
Lithuanian
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Norwegian
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Polish
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Portuguese
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zinc
Romanian
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Slovak
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cink
Slovenian
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Spanish
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zink
Swedish
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20874
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