Phrase Hound found 25 phrases and 61 compound words that contain zinc. The most common are listed below. Open zinc in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 25
- zinc fingerA structure characterized by the coordination of one or more zinc ions, found in some proteins, that typically binds to specific sequences of DNA and regulates genes.
- zinc oxideAn amorphous solid, ZnO, white when pure but often pale yellow, used in pigments and cosmetics.
- flowers of zincSynonym of zinc oxide: An amorphous solid, ZnO, white when pure but often pale yellow, used in pigments and cosmetics.
- zinc sulphatean inorganic compound with the chemical formula ZnSO₄.
- zinc groupGroup 12 of the periodic table, comprising zinc, cadmium, mercury and copernicium
- zinc whiteA form of zinc oxide powder used as an artist's pigment.
- zinc carbonateZnCO3 - a mineral ore of zinc.
- zinc chlorideThe zinc salt of hydrochloric acid, ZnCl₂, a white crystalline solid with a number of industrial applications.
- zinc pyrithionea coordination complex of zinc
- zinc fingersplural of zinc finger: A structure characterized by the coordination of one or more zinc ions, found in some proteins, that typically binds to specific sequences of DNA and regulates genes.
- zinc greenA green pigment consisting of zinc and cobalt oxides.
- zinc bloomHydrous carbonate of zinc, usually occurring in white earthy incrustations; hydrozincite.
- zinc sulfateAlternative form of zinc sulphate: an inorganic compound with the chemical formula ZnSO₄.
- zinc shakesSynonym of metal fume fever: An illness, with influenza-like symptoms, caused by exposure to chemical by-products of certain metals being heated.
- zinc-carbon batteriesplural of zinc-carbon battery: An electric battery employing a zinc-carbon dry cell.
- zinc-carbon batterySynonym of dry cell battery: An electric battery employing a zinc-carbon dry cell.
- zinc protoporphyrinA coordination complex of zinc and protoporphyrin IX.
- zinc blendeAlternative form of zincblende: sphalerite
- zinc-bearingAlternative form of zincbearing: zinciferous
- zinc greensplural of zinc green: A green pigment consisting of zinc and cobalt oxides.
- cadmium zinc tellurideAn semiconducting alloy of cadmium and zinc telluride with the chemical formula CdZnTe.
- zinc bloomsplural of zinc bloom: Hydrous carbonate of zinc, usually occurring in white earthy incrustations; hydrozincite.
- zinc carbonatesplural of zinc carbonate: ZnCO3 - a mineral ore of zinc.
- zinc acexamateA particular drug, used for the treatment of gastric and peptic ulcers.
- butter of zinczinc chloride
Compound words 61
- zincworkerOne who works with zinc.
- zincicContaining, resembling or pertaining to zinc.
- zincinAny of a group of metalloproteases containing a zinc atom.
- zinclessWithout zinc.
- ZincolnA Lincoln cent produced after 1982, made from copper-plated zinc rather than its earlier composition of 95% copper.
- zincosomeA cellular organelle in which zinc is stored
- zincousOf, pertaining to, or containing, zinc.
- zincworksA factory where zinc is processed.
- zincyContaining zinc.
- allylzincAny allyl organometallic compound of zinc