zinc-spinel, n.

zinc-spinel
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc-spinelnoun

## Factsheet

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

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

Earliest known use

1860s

The earliest known use of the noun zinc-spinel is in the 1860s.

### Nearby entries

1. zincographer, n. 1839–
2. zincographic, adj. 1850–
3. zincography, n. 1834–
4. zincoid, n. 1842–
5. zinc orange, n. 1918–
6. zincous, adj. 1842–
7. zinc-plate, n. 1823–
8. zinc-powder, n. 1881–
9. zinc roof, n. 1883–
10. zinc spar, n. 1796–
11. zinc-spinel, n.1868–
12. zinc-sponge, n. 1902–
13. zinc sulphide, n. 1851–
14. zinc white, n. 1847–
15. zincy, adj. 1757–
16. zinc yellow, n. 1847–
17. zindabad, int. & n. 1930–
18. zindan, n. 1844–
19. Zindikite, n. 1694–
20. Zindiq, n. 1667–
21. zine, n. 1946–

## Meaning & use

1. 1868–
   = gahnite n. (Dana Min. 1868).
   minerals
   1. automolite 1807–
      = gahnite, n.
   2. gahnite 1808–
      An oxide of zinc and alumina, or zinc aluminate occurring in octahedrons; called also zinc-spinel.
   3. kreittonite 1850–
      A variety of gahnite or zinc spinel, from Bodenmais in Bavaria, containing a considerable amount of iron.
   4. zinc-spinel 1868–
      = gahnite, n. (Dana Min. 1868).
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Originally published as part of the entry for zinc, n.

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