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zinc

/zink/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French zinc, borrowed from German Zink, possibly from Zinke, from Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko, possibly from zint, from Proto-Germanic *tindaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts, from *h₃ed- + *-ónts.

noun zinc · zincul · zincului · zincule

neuter, uncountable zinc (metal)

In English

zinc element

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"zinc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/zinc. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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zinc. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/zinc

Chicago

"zinc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/zinc.

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@misc{zinc_2026,
  title = {zinc},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/zinc},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}