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
Arabic
- الزنك
Bulgarian
- Цинк
Croatian
- cink
Czech
- zinek
Danish
- zink
Dutch
- zink
Estonian
- tsink
Finnish
- sinkki
French
- zinc
German
- Zink
Greek
- ψευδάργυρος
Hungarian
- cink
Italian
- zinco
Latvian
- cinks
Lithuanian
- cinkas
Norwegian
- sink
Polish
- cynk
Portuguese
- zinco
Romanian
- zinc
Slovak
- zinok
Slovenian
- cink
Spanish
- zinc
Swedish
- zink
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20874