Zinc oxide — Other names Zinc white Calamine Identifiers … Wikipedia
Steel frame — usually refers to a building technique with a skeleton frame of vertical steel columns and horizontal I beams, constructed in a rectangular grid to support the floors, roof and walls of a building which are all attached to the frame. The… … Wikipedia
Zinc — This article is about the metallic element. For other uses, see Zinc (disambiguation). copper ← zinc → gallium ↑ Zn ↓ Cd … Wikipedia
galvanized — [[t]gæ̱lvənaɪzd[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Galvanized metal, especially iron and steel, has been covered with zinc in order to protect it from rust and other damage. ...corrosion resistant galvanized steel. ...75mm galvanised nails. (in BRIT, also use… … English dictionary
Steel — For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). The steel cable of a colliery winding tower … Wikipedia
zinc — ► 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 … English terms dictionary
steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying … Universalium
zinc — zincky, zincy, zinky, adj. zincoid, adj. /zingk/, n., v., zincked or zinced /zingkt/, zincking or zincing /zing king/. n. 1. Chem. a ductile, bluish white metallic element: used in making galvanized iron, brass, and other alloys, and as an… … Universalium
galvanized iron — noun iron that is coated with zinc to protect it from rust • Hypernyms: ↑iron, ↑Fe, ↑atomic number 26 • Substance Holonyms: ↑corrugated iron * * * noun : iron or steel coated with zinc to protect it from rust * * * iron or steel, esp. in sheets,… … Useful english dictionary
zinc — noun the chemical element of atomic number 30, a silvery white metal which is a constituent of brass and is used for galvanizing iron and steel. (Symbol: Zn) ↘galvanized iron or steel. verb [usu. as adjective zinced zɪŋ(k)t] coat with zinc.… … English new terms dictionary
galvanized iron — iron or steel, esp. in sheets, coated with zinc to prevent rust. [1830 40] * * * … Universalium