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Preferred term

zinc

Is replaced by

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

deprecated concept

Entry terms

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

In other languages

French

zinc

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_640

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 3/21/22

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