zincitenoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zincite mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zincite. 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 zincite?
| 1870 | 0.015 |
| 1880 | 0.024 |
| 1890 | 0.026 |
| 1900 | 0.028 |
| 1910 | 0.03 |
| 1920 | 0.032 |
| 1930 | 0.032 |
| 1940 | 0.029 |
| 1950 | 0.021 |
| 1960 | 0.017 |
| 1970 | 0.013 |
| 1980 | 0.01 |
| 1990 | 0.0081 |
| 2000 | 0.007 |
| 2010 | 0.0063 |
How is the noun zincite pronounced?
British English
Where does the noun zincite come from?
Earliest known use
1850s
The earliest known use of the noun zincite is in the 1850s.
OED's only evidence for zincite is from 1854, in the writing of James Dana, geologist, zoologist, and teacher.
zincite is formed within English, by derivation.
Etymons: zinc n., ‑ite suffix1.
Nearby entries
- zinc finger, n.1987–
- zinc-foil, n.1851–
- zinc green, n.1847–
- zinc-grey | zinc-gray, n.1881–
- zincian, adj.1930–
- zincic, adj.1860–
- zinciferous, adj.1820–
- zincification, n.1891–
- zincify, v.1801–
- zinc-iron, n. & adj.1849–
- zincite, n.1854–
- zinckenite, n.1835–
- zinco, n.1887–
- zinco-, comb. form
- zincode, n.1839–
- zincograph, n.1888–
- zincograph, v.1865–
- zincographer, n.1839–
- zincographic, adj.1850–
- zincography, n.1834–
- zincoid, n.1842–
Etymology
Meaning & use
- 1854–A native oxide of zinc, of a deep-red or orange-yellow colour, found in New Jersey; red oxide of zinc, red zinc ore.
- 1854
Zincite Group.
J. D. Dana, Mineralogy (ed. 4) vol. II. 100
- calaminaris1577–Earlier name of calamine, n.
- calamine1601–An ore of zinc: originally applied, like medieval Latin lapis calaminaris, and the cadmia of Pliny, to both the carbonate ZnCO3, and the hydrous…
- calmy1658? Calamine.
- calaminarya1661–1860= calaminaris, adj. & n.
- mock ore1681–A substance resembling a useful ore; spec. sphalerite (zinc blende).
- blende1683–Sulfide of zinc occurring as a native crystalline mineral.
- lapis calaminaris1696–Calamine.
- mock-leada1728–Sphalerite (zinc blende).
- black jack1728–Mining. The mineral sphalerite or blende.
- cadmia1753‘The ancient name of calamine’ (Ure Dict. Arts I. 569); also applied to a sublimate consisting of oxide of zinc (tutty), and to an ore of cobalt.
- cadmy1756= cadmia, n.
- calamy1756
- calmey1756= calamine, n.
- mock jack1758= mock-lead, n.
- calamine stone1761attributive, as in calamine stone n. = lapis calaminaris, n.
- red zinc ore1781–A red ore of zinc; spec. = zincite, n.
- zinc spar1796–An old name for native zinc carbonate (= calamine, n., smithsonite, n. 2).
- zinc-blende1842–Native zinc sulphide = blende, n.
- smithsonite1849–A mineral consisting of zinc carbonate, typically occurring as colourless prisms and crystalline aggregates.
- zincite1854–A native oxide of zinc, of a deep-red or orange-yellow colour, found in New Jersey; red oxide of zinc, red zinc ore.
- adamite1866–A zinc mineral occurring as yellow, green, or colourless crystals or crystal aggregates.
- adamine1869–= adamite, n.²
- liver-blende1912–= zinc-blende, n.
the world the earth minerals types of mineral oxides and hydroxides [nouns] general formula AO zinc oxide- spartalite1843–Red oxide of zinc; zincite.
- zincite1854–A native oxide of zinc, of a deep-red or orange-yellow colour, found in New Jersey; red oxide of zinc, red zinc ore.
- buratite1863–A variety of aurichalcite.
Pronunciation
British 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.
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Forms
Variant forms
Also (in Dicts.) zinckite, zinkite.Frequency
zincite typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zincite is in frequency band 2, which contains words occurring between 0.001 and 0.01 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zincite, 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 |
|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.015 |
| 1880 | 0.024 |
| 1890 | 0.026 |
| 1900 | 0.028 |
| 1910 | 0.03 |
| 1920 | 0.032 |
| 1930 | 0.032 |
| 1940 | 0.029 |
| 1950 | 0.021 |
| 1960 | 0.017 |
| 1970 | 0.013 |
| 1980 | 0.01 |
| 1990 | 0.0081 |
| 2000 | 0.007 |
| 2010 | 0.0063 |