zinc bloom

noun

Hydrous carbonate of zinc, usually occurring in white earthy incrustations; hydrozincite.

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Meanings

nounzinc bloom (usually uncountable, plural zinc blooms)

plural zinc blooms

  1. uncountableusuallyHydrous carbonate of zinc, usually occurring in white earthy incrustations; hydrozincite.

Origin

Compare German Zinkblumen (“flowers of zinc, zinc oxide”).

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zinc bloom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zinc%20bloom

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