zinc filings, n.

zinc-filings
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc filingsnoun

## Factsheet

### Where does the noun zinc filings come from?

Earliest known use

1800s

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

OED's only evidence for zinc filings is from 1809, in the writing of J. Murray.

### Nearby entries

1. Zincalo, n. 1841–
2. zinc-alum, n. 1851–
3. zinc-amide, n. 1859–
4. zincate, n. 1872–
5. zinc-blende, n. 1842–
6. zinc-bloom, n. 1842–
7. zinc chloride, n. 1851–
8. zinc chromate, n. 1851–
9. zinc chrome, n. 1892–
10. zinc-dust, n. 1877–
11. zinc filings, n.1809–
12. zinc finger, n. 1987–
13. zinc-foil, n. 1851–
14. zinc green, n. 1847–
15. zinc-grey | zinc-gray, n. 1881–
16. zincian, adj. 1930–
17. zincic, adj. 1860–
18. zinciferous, adj. 1820–
19. zincification, n. 1891–
20. zincify, v. 1801–
21. zinc-iron, n. & adj. 1849–

## Meaning & use

1. 1809–
   See zinc n. Compounds.
   1. 1809

      > The concrete phosphoric acid, heated with zinc-filings, is decomposed.

      J. Murray, System Chemistry (ed. 2) vol. III. 305

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

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