Definition
dezincs
verb
- removes zinc from (a metal or alloy); causes loss of zinc coating or galvanizing
Usage: technical; metallurgy
Examples
- Corrosive saltwater dezincs the galvanized steel over time.
- The acid solution dezincs the brass alloy during the etching process.
- Prolonged exposure to certain chemicals dezincs protective coatings on metal surfaces.
- The manufacturing defect dezincs the plating prematurely.