zaratite, n.

zaratite
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zaratitenoun

## Earlier version

- zaratite in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zaratite mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zaratite. 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.

### How common is the noun zaratite?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1870 | 0.0007
1880 | 0.0011
1890 | 0.0011
1900 | 0.0013
1910 | 0.0013
1920 | 0.0015
1930 | 0.0016
1940 | 0.0015
1950 | 0.0012
1960 | 0.001
1970 | 0.0007
1980 | 0.0006
1990 | 0.0002
2000 | 0.0001
2010 | 0.0001

### How is the noun zaratite pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzarətʌɪt/

### Where does the noun zaratite come from?

Earliest known use

1850s

The earliest known use of the noun zaratite is in the 1850s.

OED's earliest evidence for zaratite is from 1858, in a dictionary by Peter Simmonds, newsagent and journalist.

zaratite is a borrowing from Spanish.

Etymons: Spanish zaratita.

### Nearby entries

1. zapper, n. 1969–
2. zapping, n. 1972–
3. zappy, adj. 1969–
4. zaptieh, n. 1869–
5. ZAPU, n. 1961–
6. Zar, n. 1868–
7. Zarathustrian, adj. & n. 1859–
8. Zarathustrianism, n. 1864–
9. Zarathustric, adj. 1848–
10. Zarathustrism, n. 1871–
11. zaratite, n.1858–
12. zarcole, n. 1585–
13. zarda, n. 1899–
14. zardozi, n. 1871–
15. zarf | zurf, n. 1836–
16. zari, n. 1969–
17. zariba, n. 1849–
18. zariba, v. 1885–
19. zarnich, n. 1612–
20. Zarp, n. 1895–
21. zarzuela, n. 1888–

## Etymology

### Summary

A borrowing from Spanish.
Etymon: Spanish zaratita.
< Spanish zaratita (Casares, 1851), < the name of Señor Zarate: see ‑ite suffix1.

## Meaning & use

Mineralogy.

1. 1858–
   A hydrous carbonate of nickel, of a green colour, found as an incrustation and in stalactites.
   1. 1858

      > [erron. as Zamtite].

      P. L. Simmonds, Dictionary of Trade Products
   2. 1861

      > [erron. as Zavalite].

      H. W. Bristow, Glossary of Mineralogy
   3. 1868

      > Zaratite.

      J. D. Dana, System of Mineralogy (ed. 5) 710
   minerals
   1. scarbroite 1829–
      A hydrous carbonate of alumina, formerly regarded as a silicate, found near Scarborough.
   2. liebigite 1848–
      Hydrous carbonate of uranium and calcium, found in thin, yellow incrustations (Chester).
   3. zaratite 1858–
      A hydrous carbonate of nickel, of a green colour, found as an incrustation and in stalactites.
   4. schröckingerite 1875–
      A hydrated carbonate, sulfate, and fluoride of uranyl, calcium, and sodium found as greenish-yellow scales, usually as an alteration product of…
   5. uranothallite 1882–
      A pale green form of liebigite, formerly regarded as a distinct variety.
   6. pirssonite 1896–
      A mineral of the orthorhombic crystal system which consists of a hydrated carbonate of sodium and calcium, Na2Ca(CO3)2.2H2O, and occurs as brittle…
   7. artinite 1903–
      A magnesium-containing mineral associated with ultrabasic rocks such as serpentine, occurring in aggregates of white fibrous or needle-like crystals.
   8. rosasite 1909–
      A mineral typically found as a bluish or greenish secondary deposit on copper, zinc, and lead ores.
   9. stichtite 1911–
      A hydrated carbonate of magnesium and chromium, Mg6Cr2(OH)16CO3.4H2O, occurring as trigonal crystals of a pink, lilac, or purple colour.
   10. sharpite 1939–
       A hydrated carbonate of uranium found as greenish yellow crusts of thin radiating fibres.
   11. manasseite 1941–
       A hydrated carbonate and hydroxide of magnesium and aluminium, Mg6Al2CO3(OH)16·4H2O, that is dimorphous with hydrotalcite, crystallizes in the…
   12. sjögrenite 1941–
       A hydrated basic carbonate of iron and magnesium found as yellowish or brownish thin transparent plates formed by hydrothermal action.
   13. takovite 1957–
       A bluish green clay-like mineral that is a rhombohedral hydrated basic aluminate and carbonate of nickel.
   14. reevesite 1967–
       A rare carbonate mineral related to hydrotalcite, occurring as fine yellow to greenish aggregates or microscopic hexagonal plates.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzarətʌɪt/

####

##### 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.

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## Frequency

zaratite typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.

zaratite 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 data is computed programmatically, and should be regarded as an estimate.

### Frequency of zaratite, n., 1870–2010

* 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
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1870 | 0.0007
1880 | 0.0011
1890 | 0.0011
1900 | 0.0013
1910 | 0.0013
1920 | 0.0015
1930 | 0.0016
1940 | 0.0015
1950 | 0.0012
1960 | 0.001
1970 | 0.0007
1980 | 0.0006
1990 | 0.0002
2000 | 0.0001
2010 | 0.0001

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

zaratite, n. was last modified in December 2024.