Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In chem., the symbol for zinc.
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- noun chemistry Symbol for
zinc .
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- noun 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
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Examples
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As-Sb-Hg and Cu-Cd-Zn, which is considered as an affinity with epithermal systems containing Au-Ag mineralization.
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A good geochemical correlation was observed between Au-Ag, As-Sb-Hg and Cu-Cd-Zn, which is considered as an affinity with epithermal systems containing Au-Ag mineralization.
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A good geochemical correlation was observed between Au-Ag, As-Sb-Hg and Cu-Cd-Zn, which is considered as an affinity with epithermal systems containing Au-Ag mineralization.
unknown title 2009
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Guanidine carbonate can be used in many fields including cement, PH materials, soap, cosmetic, testing of medicine intermediates such as Zn, Mn and Cd and so on.
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The study brought about basic engineering data that make possible a systematic design of a Zn/Cu-potato electrolytic battery.
tingilinde: 2010
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Zn/Cu-vegetative batteries, bioelectrical characterizations, and primary cost analyses
tingilinde: 2010
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Primary cost analyses showed that treated Zn/Cu-potato battery generates portable energy at ∼ 9 USD/kW h, which is 50-fold cheaper than the currently available 1.5 V AA alkaline cell (retail) or D cells (∼ 49 – 84 USD/kW h).
tingilinde: 2010
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We now report on new fundamental studies on GAII in vegetative matter and on a simple way for significant performance improvement of Zn/Cu-vegetative battery.
tingilinde: 2010
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Its a Zn-Cu battery with the two rods inserted into a potato.
You say potato, I say...battery? Venkat's Energy Blog 2010
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Volta and Daniell could be playing with the Zn electrode, but it took putting it with a MnO2 electrode to make it a commercial success that endures to this day.
One battery chemistry to rule them all? Venkat's Energy Blog 2010
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