zincicadjective
Factsheet
What does the adjective zincic mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zincic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Entry status
OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
How common is the adjective zincic?
| 1800 | 0.0033 |
| 1810 | 0.0027 |
| 1820 | 0.0025 |
| 1830 | 0.008 |
| 1840 | 0.026 |
| 1850 | 0.034 |
| 1860 | 0.035 |
| 1870 | 0.035 |
| 1880 | 0.035 |
| 1890 | 0.035 |
| 1900 | 0.029 |
| 1910 | 0.011 |
| 1920 | 0.0024 |
| 1930 | 0.0008 |
| 1940 | 0.0007 |
| 1950 | 0.0004 |
| 1960 | 0.0003 |
| 1970 | 0.0003 |
| 1980 | 0.0003 |
| 1990 | 0.0002 |
| 2000 | 0.0002 |
| 2010 | 0.0002 |
How is the adjective zincic pronounced?
British English
Where does the adjective zincic come from?
Earliest known use
1860s
The earliest known use of the adjective zincic is in the 1860s.
OED's earliest evidence for zincic is from 1860, in the writing of Robert Mayne.
zincic is a borrowing from Latin.
Etymons: Latin zincicus.
Nearby entries
- zinc-bloom, n.1842–
- zinc chloride, n.1851–
- zinc chromate, n.1851–
- zinc chrome, n.1892–
- zinc-dust, n.1877–
- zinc finger, n.1987–
- zinc-foil, n.1851–
- zinc green, n.1847–
- zinc-grey | zinc-gray, n.1881–
- zincian, adj.1930–
- zincic, adj.1860–
- zinciferous, adj.1820–
- zincification, n.1891–
- zincify, v.1801–
- zinc-iron, n. & adj.1849–
- zincite, n.1854–
- zinckenite, n.1835–
- zinco, n.1887–
- zinco-, comb. form
- zincode, n.1839–
- zincograph, n.1888–
Etymology
Meaning & use
- 1860–Of, pertaining to, or containing zinc. zincic oxide, oxide of zinc, regarded as the source of the compounds called zincates.
- 1860
Zincicus..Berzelius terms Oxydum zincicum the second degree of oxidation of zinc..zinzic [sic].
R. G. Mayne, Expository Lexicon Medical Science - 1869
The mixture of ethylic zincodiethoxalate and zincic iodide.
Journal of Chemical Society vol. 22 33
- zincy1757–Relating to or containing zinc; resembling or reminiscent of zinc.
- zinciferous1820–Containing or producing zinc.
- zincic1860–Of, pertaining to, or containing zinc. zincic oxide, oxide of zinc, regarded as the source of the compounds called zincates.
- zincian1930–Of a mineral: having a (small) proportion of a constituent element replaced by zinc.
Pronunciation
British English
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
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Forms
Variant forms
Also zinckic.Frequency
zincic typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zincic is in frequency band 1, which contains words occurring fewer than 0.001 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zincic, adj., 1800–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1800 | 0.0033 |
| 1810 | 0.0027 |
| 1820 | 0.0025 |
| 1830 | 0.008 |
| 1840 | 0.026 |
| 1850 | 0.034 |
| 1860 | 0.035 |
| 1870 | 0.035 |
| 1880 | 0.035 |
| 1890 | 0.035 |
| 1900 | 0.029 |
| 1910 | 0.011 |
| 1920 | 0.0024 |
| 1930 | 0.0008 |
| 1940 | 0.0007 |
| 1950 | 0.0004 |
| 1960 | 0.0003 |
| 1970 | 0.0003 |
| 1980 | 0.0003 |
| 1990 | 0.0002 |
| 2000 | 0.0002 |
| 2010 | 0.0002 |