zeolitical, adj.

zeolitical
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# zeoliticaladjective

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zeolitical mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zeolitical. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How is the adjective zeolitical pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌziːəˈlɪtᵻkl/
zee-uh-LIT-uh-kuhl

#### U.S. English

/ˌziəˈlɪdᵻk(ə)l/
zee-uh-LID-uh-kuhl

### Where does the adjective zeolitical come from?

Earliest known use

late 1700s

The earliest known use of the adjective zeolitical is in the late 1700s.

OED's earliest evidence for zeolitical is from 1788, in Transactions of Royal Society of Edinburgh.

zeolitical is formed within English, by derivation.

Etymons: zeolite n., ‑ical suffix.

### Nearby entries

1. zenzic, n. & adj. 1557–71
2. zenzicube, adj. & n. 1557–1690
3. zenzicubic, adj. 1557–71
4. zenzicubicube, n. a1690
5. zenzizenzic, adj. & n. 1557–1690
6. zenzizenzicube, n. a1690
7. zenzizenzicubic, adj. a1690
8. zenzizenzizenzic, n. 1557–1690
9. zeolite, n. 1770–
10. zeolitic, adj. 1782–
11. zeolitical, adj.1788–
12. zeolitically, adv. 1926–
13. zeolitiform, adj. 1788–
14. zeolitization, n. 1879–
15. zeolitize, v. 1881–
16. zeolitized, adj. 1888–
17. Zephiran, n. 1935–
18. Zéphirine Drouhin, n. 1901–
19. zephyr, n. Old English–
20. zephyr, v. 1829–
21. zephyranth, n. 1845–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by derivation.
Etymons: zeolite n., ‑ical suffix.
< zeolite n. + ‑ical suffix.

Compare earlier zeolitic adj.

## Meaning & use

Geology and Chemistry. Now rare.

1. 1788–
   Of or relating to zeolites; of the nature of a zeolite.
   1. 1788

      > Zeolitical Stones, four species.

      Transactions of Royal Society of Edinburgh vol. 1 i. 79
   2. 1807

      > Zeolitical concretions.

      J. Headrick, View of Mineralogy Arran 86
   3. 2008

      > Part of the reaction water generated during polycondensation remains within the tridimensional geopolymeric frameworks (zeolitical water).

      J. Davidovits, Geopolymer Chem. & Applic. (ed. 2) xv. 336
   chemistry geology minerals
   1. zeolitic 1782–
      Of or relating to zeolites; of the nature of a zeolite.
   2. zeolitical 1788–
      Of or relating to zeolites; of the nature of a zeolite.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌziːəˈlɪtᵻkl/
zee-uh-LIT-uh-kuhl

### U.S. English

/ˌziəˈlɪdᵻk(ə)l/
zee-uh-LID-uh-kuhl

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##### 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 /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### 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.

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##### 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 /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### 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

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

zeolitical, adj. was revised in June 2018.

zeolitical, adj. was last modified in July 2023.