Next-to-last chemical element alphabetically, before zirconium Crossword Clue
4 letters · New York Times · Monday, November 3, 2014 · 17-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Monday, November 3, 2014.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · November 3, 2014 · 17-Across · 4 letters
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a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs naturally as zinc sulphide in zinc blende
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