GALVANIZED IRON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Iron that is coated with zinc to protect it from rust

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("galvanized iron" is a kind of...):

atomic number 26; Fe; iron (a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood)

Holonyms ("galvanized iron" is a substance of...):

corrugated iron (usually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into straight parallel ridges and hollows)

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