Definition of zinc

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • zinc is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 15
  • zinc is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 15
  • zinc is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17

Definition of zinc


  • 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. atomic number 30
    2. zn
  • coat or cover with zinc (verb)

See definition of zinc in Merriam Webster