First published 1921; not fully revised
zoniticadjective
Factsheet
What does the adjective zonitic mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zonitic. 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.
Where does the adjective zonitic come from?
Earliest known use
1880s
The earliest known use of the adjective zonitic is in the 1880s.
OED's only evidence for zonitic is from 1888, in the writing of J. R. A. Davis.
Nearby entries
- zoner, n.1962–
- zone-refine, v.1962–
- zone refiner, n.1959–
- zone refining, n.1952–
- zone therapy, n.1915–
- zone time, n.1908–
- Zonian, n.1910–
- zonic, adj.1797–
- zoning, n.a1821–
- zonite, n.1860–
- zonitic, adj.1888–
- zonk, v.1950–
- zonk, int.1949–
- zonked, adj.1959–
- zonkey, n.1953–
- zonking, adj.1958–
- zonky, adj.1972–
- zono-, comb. form
- zonochlorite, n.1872–
- zonociliate, adj.1885–
- zonoplacental, adj.1879–
Meaning & use
Zoology.