zinc
101zinc carbonate — n a crystalline salt ZnCO3 having astringent and antiseptic properties * * * [USP] a zinc salt used as a topical antiseptic and astringent. It may be used in the preparation of calamine (calamine [USP] contains zinc oxide) …
102zinc undecylenate — n a fine white powder C22H38O4Zn that is used as a fungistatic agent in powders, ointments, and aerosols * * * see zinc undecenoate * * * [USP] the zinc salt of undecylenic acid, used as a topical antifungal in the treatment and prevention of… …
103zinc-bloom — zincˈ bloom noun Basic zinc carbonate, hydrozincite • • • Main Entry: ↑zinc …
104zinc colic — noun A colic caused by the slow poisoning effect of zinc oxide • • • Main Entry: ↑zinc …
105zinc|if|er|ous — «zihng KIHF uhr uhs, zihn SIHF », adjective. 1. containing zinc. 2. producing zinc …
106Zinc 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… …
107zinc white — n. zinc oxide used as a white pigment * * * …
108zinc 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… …
109zinc oxide ointment — n an ointment that contains about 20 percent zinc oxide and is used in treating skin disorders …
110zinc 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 …
