ZINCOID

Etymology

Adjective

zincoid (comparative more zincoid, superlative most zincoid)

Of, pertaining to, or resembling zinc.

(obsolete) Of or pertaining to the zinc electrode that connects to a copper one in a voltaic cell.

Source: Wiktionary


Zinc"oid, a. Etym: [Zinc + -oid.]

Definition: Pertaining to, or resembling, zinc; -- said of the electricity of the zincous plate in connection with a copper plate in a voltaic circle; also, designating the positive pole. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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