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Ziehlnoun
Factsheet
What does the noun Ziehl mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Ziehl. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
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How is the noun Ziehl pronounced?
British English
/tsiːl/
Where does the noun Ziehl come from?
Earliest known use
1890s
The earliest known use of the noun Ziehl is in the 1890s.
OED's earliest evidence for Ziehl is from 1892, in the writing of George Sternberg.
From a proper name.
Etymons: proper name Ziehl.
Nearby entries
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- ziczac, n.1844–
- zidovudine, n.1987–
- Ziegfeld, n.1913–
- Ziegler, n.1957–
- Ziegler-Natta, n.1965–
- Ziehl, n.1892–
- Ziehl-Neelsen, n.1892–
- ziff, n.1917–
- ZIFT, n.1988–
- zig, n.1978–
- zig, v.1969–
- Zigeuner, n. & adj.1802–
- Zigeunerin, n.1845–83
- ziggety, int., adj., & adv.1924–
- ziggurat, n.1873–
- zigzag, n., adj., & adv.1712–
Etymology
Summary
From a proper name.
Etymon: proper name Ziehl.
< the name of French Ziehl (1857–1926), German neurologist.
Meaning & use
Bacteriology.
- 1892–Used attributively and in the possessive to designate a red stain consisting of an alcoholic solution of fuchsine in an aqueous solution of phenol.
- 1892
Carbol-fuschsin (Ziehl's solution).
G. M. Sternberg, Manual of Bacteriology i. iv. 29 (heading) - 1967
Immature polyhedra in the nuclei of the hemolymph cells are easily differentiated by staining the smears with Ziehl fuchsin.
K. M. Smith, Insect Virology x. 189
- Ziehl1892–Used attributively and in the possessive to designate a red stain consisting of an alcoholic solution of fuchsine in an aqueous solution of phenol.
- neutral1893–Histology. Designating a biological stain consisting of an acid and a basic dye.
- Romanowsky1893–In the genitive and attributive. Designating a stain or staining technique typically including methylene blue and eosin, used on blood smears and…
- polychrome1895–Biology. Of a stain or dye: containing derivatives which differ in colours from the parent compound; esp. in polychrome methylene blue.
- supravital1903–Histology. Of a stain or staining process: used or performed on viable cells or tissue removed from a living or recently dead organism.
- vital1907–Of biological stains or their use: used or carried out on living tissue. Cf. intra vitam n. at intra, prep. 2, intravital, adj.
- trichrome1918–= trichromatic, adj.; spec. applied to a stain and method of staining in which different kinds of tissue are stained in one or other of three…
Pronunciation
British English
/tsiːl/
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
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Compounds & derived words
- Ziehl-Neelsen, n. 1892–Applied to a method for identifying acid-fast…