zinc-vitriol, n.

zinc-vitriol
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc-vitriolnoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zinc-vitriol mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zinc-vitriol. 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 noun zinc-vitriol come from?

Earliest known use

1800s

The earliest known use of the noun zinc-vitriol is in the 1800s.

### Nearby entries

1. zincography, n. 1834–
2. zincoid, n. 1842–
3. zinc orange, n. 1918–
4. zincous, adj. 1842–
5. zinc-plate, n. 1823–
6. zinc-powder, n. 1881–
7. zinc roof, n. 1883–
8. zinc spar, n. 1796–
9. zinc-sponge, n. 1902–
10. zinc sulphide, n. 1851–
11. zinc-vitriol, n.1805–
12. zinc white, n. 1847–
13. zincy, adj. 1757–
14. zinc yellow, n. 1847–
15. zindabad, int. & n. 1930–
16. zindan, n. 1844–
17. Zindikite, n. 1694–
18. Zindiq, n. 1667–
19. zine, n. 1946–
20. zineb, n. 1950–
21. zines, int.?1701–10

## Meaning & use

1. 1805–
   Sulphate of zinc, white vitriol (R. Jameson Syst. Mineral., 1805, II. 35).

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

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