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61zinc sulfate — zinc′ sul′fate n. chem. a colorless powder, ZnSO4∙7H2O, used for preserving skins and wood, in the electrodeposition of zinc, in the bleaching of paper, and as an astringent, styptic, and emetic • Etymology: 1850–55 …
62Zinc finger inhibitor — Zinc finger inhibition is the process by which the synthesis of zinc fingers is blocked. Zinc finger inhibitors have been tested for their efficacy in treating AIDS and HIV …
63Zinc chromate — Zinc chromate, ZnCrO4, is a chemical compound containing the chromate anion. It is used industrially in chromate conversion coatings. Its use as a corrosion resistant agent was applied to aluminium alloy parts first in commercial aircraft, and… …
64zinc finger — n any of a class of proteins that typically possess tandem repeats of fingerlike loops of amino acids with each loop containing a zinc binding site at its base consisting of two molecules of cysteine and two molecules of histidine and that… …
65zinc peroxide — n any of various white to yellowish white powders that have the peroxide ZnO2 of zinc as their chief ingredient and are used chiefly as disinfectants, astringents, and deodorants …
66zinc — ► NOUN 1) a silvery white metallic chemical element which is a constituent of brass and is used for galvanizing iron and steel. 2) galvanized iron or steel. ► VERB (zinced ) ▪ coated with zinc. ORIGIN German Zink …
67zinc — [ziŋk] n. [Ger zink, zinc, orig., prong, point: first used by PARACELSUS Philippus Aureolus ( c. 1526): from the form of the crystals on smelting; akin to OHG zint, a point, jag < Gmc * tindja > TINE] a bluish white, metallic chemical… …
68zinc oxide ointment — n an ointment that contains about 20 percent zinc oxide and is used in treating skin disorders …
69zinc bacitracin — zinc bacitracin, the antibiotic bacitracin with 7 per cent zinc, used in medicine as flavoring, and as a silage preservative …
70zinc chloride — n a poisonous caustic deliquescent readily soluble salt ZnCl2 that is used as a catalyst in organic synthesis and as a disinfectant and astringent * * * [USP] a salt, ZnCl2, used as a nutritional supplement in total parenteral nutrition; also… …
