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 atomic number 30
 
 
 
       
        
         | 1. | (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 as zinc sulphide in zinc blende |  
	 |  | Synonyms: Zn, zinc |  
	 |  | Related Words: metal, metallic element |  | 
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