Zinc acetate is a preparation of zinc used as a dietary supplement and in lozenges used to treat the common cold. It is often used to treat zinc deficiencies, for instance Wilson's disease.

Industrial applications include wood preserving, manufacturing other zinc salts, polymer cross-linking, making ethylene acetate, and as a dye mordant and analytical reagent.

Zinc acetate can also be used as a precursor in sol-gel chemistry for the preparation of zinc oxide, a commonly used transparent semiconductor.

Zinc acetate is also found in the form of an ointment, a topical lotion. It is an anesthetic which can be used to treat minor pain

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Zinc compounds | Acetates