zeagonite, n.

zeagonite
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Revised 2018

# zeagonitenoun

## Earlier version

- zeagonite in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zeagonite mean?

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

### How is the noun zeagonite pronounced?

#### British English

/ziˈaɡənʌɪt/
zee-AG-uh-night

#### U.S. English

/ziˈæɡəˌnaɪt/
zee-AG-uh-night

### Where does the noun zeagonite come from?

Earliest known use

1820s

The earliest known use of the noun zeagonite is in the 1820s.

OED's earliest evidence for zeagonite is from 1823, in the writing of Henry James Brooke, crystallographer.

zeagonite is a borrowing from Italian.

Etymons: Italian zeagonite.

### Nearby entries

1. zazen, n. 1727–
2. zazzy, adj. 1961–
3. Z band, n. 1950–
4. ZBB, n. 1976–
5. Z-bed, n. 1973–
6. Z-car, n. 1961–
7. Z-day, n. 1925–
8. Z-DNA, n. 1979–
9. ze, pron. 1864–
10. zea, n. 1562–
11. zeagonite, n.1823–
12. zeal, n. a1382–
13. zeal, v. 1542–1687
14. Zealander, n.¹ 1663–
15. Zealander, n.² 1773–
16. Zealandic, adj. 1807–
17. Zealandish, adj. 1684–
18. zealator, n. a1464–
19. zeal-blind, adj. 1615–1898
20. zeal-consuming, adj. 1629–1882
21. zealed, adj. 1679–1903

## Etymology

### Summary

A borrowing from Italian.
Etymon: Italian zeagonite.
< Italian zeagonite (M. Tondi Elementi di orittognosia vol. II. (1817) 347) < ancient Greek ζεῖν to boil (see zeolite n.) + ἄγονος barren (< ἀ- a- prefix6 + γονή generation, offspring, semen: see gono- comb. form) + Italian ‑ite…
< Italian zeagonite (M. Tondi Elementi di orittognosia vol. II. (1817) 347) < ancient Greek ζεῖν to boil (see zeolite n.) + ἄγονος barren (< ἀ- a- prefix6 + γονή generation, offspring, semen: see gono- comb. form) + Italian ‑ite ‑ite suffix1.

### Notes

Tondi attributes the name zeagonite to C. G. Gismondi, who presented a paper ‘Osservazioni sopra alcuni minerali dei contorni di Roma’ to the members of the Accademia dei Lincei in 1816; it was published in 1817 (Biblioteca italiana vol. 5 301–12) but does not use the name zeagonite. According to Tondi, the supposed mineral is so named because it reacts with acids without effervescence.

## Meaning & use

Mineralogy. Now historical and rare.

1. 1823–
   A supposed zeolite mineral, later identified as a mixture of phillipsite with gismondine or levyne.
   1. 1823

      > Zeagonite..being the name under which the mineral, also called Abrazite and Gismondin, had been previously known.

      H. J. Brooke, Familiar Introduction to Crystallography 442
   2. 1846

      > There is..in one spot a curious slaty rock, divided into quadrangular columns, having a base almost like trachyte, with drusy cavities lined by crystals, too imperfect, according to Professor Miller, to be measured, but resembling Zeagonite.

      C. Darwin, Geological Observations on South America vi. 153
   3. 1915

      > The ‘zeagonite’ from Mt. Vesuvius contains 51.87% H2O, or only slightly less than phillipsite.

      Chemical Abstracts vol. 9 578
   4. 2004

      > Zeagonite..was not accepted as a new mineral, because it was a mixture.

      W. A. Deer et al., Introd. Rock-forming Minerals (ed. 2) vol. IV. b 676
   minerals historical
   1. abrazite 1823–61
      A hydrated silicate of calcium, now regarded as identical with gismondine or phillipsite.
   2. gismondine 1823–
      A hydrous silicate of aluminium and calcium, found near Rome.
   3. zeagonite 1823–
      A supposed zeolite mineral, later identified as a mixture of phillipsite with gismondine or levyne.
   4. nuttallite 1824–
      A white or brownish variety of scapolite, occurring in Massachusetts.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ziˈaɡənʌɪt/
zee-AG-uh-night

### U.S. English

/ziˈæɡəˌnaɪt/
zee-AG-uh-night

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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.

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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

zeagonite, n. was revised in June 2018.

zeagonite, n. was last modified in July 2023.