EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

deprecated concept
type: Concept

zinc
type: Concept
preferred label: الزنك @ar
preferred label: Цинк @bg
preferred label: ψευδάργυρος @el
preferred label: zinok @sk
preferred label: zink @sv
preferred label: zinek @cs
preferred label: zinco @pt
preferred label: Zink @de
preferred label: cink @hr
preferred label: cinkas @lt
preferred label: cinks @lv
preferred label: cynk @pl
preferred label: sink @no
preferred label: sinkki @fi
preferred label: tsink @et

zinc
type: Concept
is replaced by: zinc
deprecated: true
alternative label: Zn
broader: deprecated concept
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.
in scheme: EnvThes
scope note: US LTER controlled vocabulary