zoochemicaladjective & noun
Factsheet
What does the word zoochemical mean?
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word zoochemical. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the word zoochemical?
| 1840 | 0.0021 |
| 1850 | 0.0018 |
| 1860 | 0.0016 |
| 1870 | 0.0015 |
| 1880 | 0.0015 |
| 1890 | 0.0005 |
| 1900 | 0.0004 |
| 1910 | 0.0003 |
| 1920 | 0.0002 |
| 1930 | 0.0001 |
| 1940 | 0.00006 |
| 1950 | 0.00007 |
| 1960 | 0.00005 |
| 1970 | 0.00005 |
| 1980 | 0.00004 |
| 1990 | 0.00004 |
| 2000 | 0.00005 |
| 2010 | 0.00004 |
How is the word zoochemical pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the word zoochemical come from?
Earliest known use
1840s
The earliest known use of the word zoochemical is in the 1840s.
OED's earliest evidence for zoochemical is from 1844, in British & Foreign Medical Review.
Nearby entries
- zonure, n.1883–
- zoo, n.1835–
- zoo-, comb. form
- zooarchaeological, adj.1962–
- zooarchaeologist, n.1957–
- zooarchaeology, n.1967–
- zoobenthos, n.1923–
- zoocarp, n.1824–88
- zoocaulon, n.1881–
- zoocentric, adj.1882–
- zoochemical, adj. & n.1844–
- zoochemistry, n.1835–
- zoochlorella, n.1882–
- zoochore, n.1904–
- zoochorous, adj.1904–
- zoochory, n.1921–
- zoo-crazy, adj.1938–
- zoocultural, adj.1899–
- zooculture, n.1873–
- zoocytium, n.1880–
- zoodendrium, n.1880–
Etymology
Meaning & use
- 1844–a. adj. Of or relating to zoochemistry (now rare); b. n.any of various types of biologically active compound found in animals or their products, esp. those which are thought to benefit health.
- 1844
We have a detailed account of the proximate elements which occur in Zoochemical inquiries.
British & Foreign Medical Review vol. 17 426 - 1880
The pharmacist or physician who wishes to know the general properties of these zoochemical compounds.
Pharmacist vol. 13 279 - 1932
Biochemists of to-day are utilizing their physico-chemical training in the study of phytochemical as well as zoöchemical kinetics.
Journal of American Pharmaceut. Association vol. 21 360 - 1997
Chemical entities, such as phytochemicals and zoochemicals derived from edible plants and animal products.
K. W. Rychlik & C. G. Greenwald in M. Yalpani, New Technol. for Healthy Foods & Nutraceuticals ii. 19 - 2014
Some phytochemicals and zoochemicals also have been linked to a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease.
C. Byrd-Bredbenner et al., Perspectives in Nutrition i. 9
- zoochemical1844–a. adj. Of or relating to zoochemistry (now rare); b. n.any of various types of biologically active compound found in animals or their products…
- palaeozoological1866–Of or relating to palaeozoology.
- zoophysical1868–†a. Of or relating to a life force or vital force; of or relating to animal magnetism (obsolete); b. of or relating to zoophysics (now rare).
- zoogeographic1875–Of or relating to zoogeography; = zoogeographical, adj.
- ethological1880–Zoology. Of or relating to the science of ethology (ethology, n. 4).
- faunological1884–Of or pertaining to faunology.
- marine zoological1885–Of or relating to marine zoology.
- zoometric1892–Of or relating to zoometry.
- neontological1896–Of or relating to neontology.
- zoomechanical1897Of or relating to zoomechanics.
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. 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.
View the pronunciation model here.
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- 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.
View the pronunciation model here.
Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.
Consonants
b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values
- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige
Vowels
- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot
Frequency
zoochemical typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zoochemical 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 zoochemical, adj. & n., 1840–2010
* 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 |
|---|---|
| 1840 | 0.0021 |
| 1850 | 0.0018 |
| 1860 | 0.0016 |
| 1870 | 0.0015 |
| 1880 | 0.0015 |
| 1890 | 0.0005 |
| 1900 | 0.0004 |
| 1910 | 0.0003 |
| 1920 | 0.0002 |
| 1930 | 0.0001 |
| 1940 | 0.00006 |
| 1950 | 0.00007 |
| 1960 | 0.00005 |
| 1970 | 0.00005 |
| 1980 | 0.00004 |
| 1990 | 0.00004 |
| 2000 | 0.00005 |
| 2010 | 0.00004 |