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Zn symbol for the element zinc .

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | © The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Zn • symb. the chemical element zinc.

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A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | Â© A Dictionary of Biology 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

zinc Symbol Zn. A blue-white metallic element that is a trace element (see essential element) required by living organisms. It functions as the prosthetic group of a number of enzymes.

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