zink
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Zink¹
Where it comes from
* As a German surname, from an obsolete derivative of Proto-Germanic *tindaz (“peak, spike, tooth”).
* As a surname derived from various Romance languages, from Jacinctus, derived from the saint's name Hyacinthus. Comparable to Spanish Jacinto, Italian Giacinto.
proper noun
- A surname.
zink²
noun zinks · zinck · zincke · zinke
- A type of cornett.
zink³
noun zinks
- Obsolete spelling of zinc It is prepared, according to Dr. Shaw, as follows: take six ounces of copper, melting it in a wind furnace; add to it one ounce of zink: then stirring the whole well together, pour out the metal immediately.
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