dezincification

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noun

The act or process of freeing from zinc.

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Meanings

noundezincification (usually uncountable, plural dezincifications)

plural dezincifications

  1. uncountableusuallyThe act or process of freeing from zinc.
  2. uncountableusuallyengineeringThe undesirable removal of zinc from zinc-containing alloys by a chemical reaction, as when red rot occurs in brass due to presence of acids.

Origin

From de- + zincification.

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APA

dezincification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dezincification

MLA

“dezincification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dezincification. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dezincification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dezincification.

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