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

a green pigment consisting of zinc and cobalt oxides; -- called also Rinmann's green, (Chem.) the oxide of zinc, ZnO, forming a light fluffy sublimate when zinc is burned; -- called also flowers of zinc, philosopher's wool, nihil album, etc. The impure oxide produced by burning the metal, roasting its ores, or in melting brass, is called also pompholyx, and tutty, a white powder consisting of zinc oxide, used as a pigment, verb_ coat or cover with zinc, rare To coat with sunblock incorporating zinc oxide, rare To electroplate with zinc, transitive verb_ To coat with zinc; to galvanize