Concept information
This concept has been deprecated.
Preferred term
zinc
Is replaced by
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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French
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_640
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