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the unsung guardian that rusts so iron doesn't have to
means A bluish-white metallic element (symbol Zn) used to galvanize steel, alloy into brass, and keep your body's enzymes running.
from From German 'Zink,' a name popularized by the alchemist Paracelsus in the 16th century. The word may relate to 'Zinke,' meaning a prong or spike — possibly because molten zinc forms jagged, tooth-like crystals as it cools in the smelting furnace, though that link is suggested rather than certain.
- sacrificial hero
- corrodes itself to protect steel beneath
- in your body
- powers over 300 enzymes and your immune defense
- penny secret
- US pennies are 97.5% zinc since 1982
- taste of nothing
- deficiency literally dulls smell and taste
- battery roots
- key ingredient in the first electric battery
zambian copper belt — world's second-largest zinc producer after peru, accounting for ~7% of global output
broken hill mine — australia's historic zinc-lead-silver mine, one of the world's largest primary zinc deposits
knox county ohio — home to the largest primary zinc smelter in north america, operated by glencore