Penny and Zinc

Penny

Penny noun - A coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit.
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Synonyms for Penny

Zinc and penny are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Zinc" instead a noun "Penny".

Nearby Words: penni, penney, pennie

Zinc

Zinc noun - 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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Synonyms for Zinc

Penny and zinc are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Penny" instead a noun "Zinc".

Nearby Words: zinced, zincing

Both words in one sentence

  • One was a normal copper penny and the other was a zinc-coated steel penny issued during WWII to save copper.
    Source: Rare Money
  • In 1981 the all-copper composition was replaced with copper-coated zinc, but the spectre of negative seigniorage faces the coin again today as even the price of zinc now outstrips the value of the penny.
  • A classic chemistry experiment is corroding a penny using hydrochloric acid to separate the zinc from the copper and measure its composition.
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