zinc carbonate, n.

zinc-carbonate
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc carbonatenoun

## Factsheet

### Where does the noun zinc carbonate come from?

Earliest known use

1850s

The earliest known use of the noun zinc carbonate is in the 1850s.

OED's only evidence for zinc carbonate is from 1851, in a translation by Henry Watts, chemist.

### Nearby entries

1. zinc, n. 1651–
2. zinc, v. 1843–
3. zinc-air, adj. 1970–
4. Zincala, n. 1844–91
5. Zincalo, n. 1841–
6. zinc-alum, n. 1851–
7. zinc-amide, n. 1859–
8. zincate, n. 1872–
9. zinc-blende, n. 1842–
10. zinc-bloom, n. 1842–
11. zinc carbonate, n.1851–
12. zinc chloride, n. 1851–
13. zinc chromate, n. 1851–
14. zinc chrome, n. 1892–
15. zinc-dust, n. 1877–
16. zinc finger, n. 1987–
17. zinc-foil, n. 1851–
18. zinc green, n. 1847–
19. zinc-grey | zinc-gray, n. 1881–
20. zincian, adj. 1930–
21. zincic, adj. 1860–

## Meaning & use

1. 1851–
   See zinc n. Compounds.
   1. 1851

      > The precipitated zinc-carbonate is washed..by subsidence and decantation.

      H. Watts, translation of L. Gmelin, Hand-book of Chemistry vol. V. 9
   chemistry

Originally published as part of the entry for zinc, n.

zinc, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.