zinc-etching, n.

zinc-etching
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc-etchingnoun

## Factsheet

### Where does the noun zinc-etching come from?

Earliest known use

1890s

The earliest known use of the noun zinc-etching is in the 1890s.

OED's only evidence for zinc-etching is from 1890, in the writing of W. J. Gordon.

### Nearby entries

1. Zincalo, n. 1841–
2. zinc-alum, n. 1851–
3. zinc-amide, n. 1859–
4. zincate, n. 1872–
5. zinc-blende, n. 1842–
6. zinc-bloom, n. 1842–
7. zinc chloride, n. 1851–
8. zinc chromate, n. 1851–
9. zinc chrome, n. 1892–
10. zinc-dust, n. 1877–
11. zinc-etching, n.1890–
12. zinc finger, n. 1987–
13. zinc-foil, n. 1851–
14. zinc green, n. 1847–
15. zinc-grey | zinc-gray, n. 1881–
16. zincian, adj. 1930–
17. zincic, adj. 1860–
18. zinciferous, adj. 1820–
19. zincification, n. 1891–
20. zincify, v. 1801–
21. zinc-iron, n. & adj. 1849–

## Meaning & use

1. 1890–
   See zinc n. Compounds.
   1. 1890

      > In the zinc-etching systems the gelatin is spread on the zinc.

      W. J. Gordon, Foundry 216

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

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