"zincs" in the noun sense
1. zinc, Zn, atomic number 30
a bluish-white lustrous metallic element brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron it occurs naturally as zinc sulphide in zinc blende
"zincs" in the verb sense
1. zinc
coat or cover with zinc
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