zeolitization, n.

zeolitization
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# zeolitizationnoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zeolitization mean?

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

### How common is the noun zeolitization?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1880 | 0.0029
1890 | 0.0025
1900 | 0.0023
1910 | 0.0023
1920 | 0.0038
1930 | 0.0043
1940 | 0.0044
1950 | 0.0044
1960 | 0.0047
1970 | 0.0047
1980 | 0.0046
1990 | 0.0032
2000 | 0.0029
2010 | 0.0028

### How is the noun zeolitization pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌziːəlɪtəˈzeɪʃn/
zee-uh-lit-uh-ZAY-shuhn
/ˌziːəlᵻtʌɪˈzeɪʃn/
zee-uh-luh-tigh-ZAY-shuhn

#### U.S. English

/ˌziəˌlɪdəˈzeɪʃən/
zee-uh-lid-uh-ZAY-shuhn
/ˌziələˌtaɪˈzeɪʃən/
zee-uh-luh-tigh-ZAY-shuhn

### Where does the noun zeolitization come from?

Earliest known use

1870s

The earliest known use of the noun zeolitization is in the 1870s.

OED's earliest evidence for zeolitization is from 1879, in Nature: a weekly journal of science.

zeolitization is formed within English, by derivation.

Etymons: zeolite n., ‑ization suffix.

### Nearby entries

1. zenzicubicube, n. a1690
2. zenzizenzic, adj. & n. 1557–1690
3. zenzizenzicube, n. a1690
4. zenzizenzicubic, adj. a1690
5. zenzizenzizenzic, n. 1557–1690
6. zeolite, n. 1770–
7. zeolitic, adj. 1782–
8. zeolitical, adj. 1788–
9. zeolitically, adv. 1926–
10. zeolitiform, adj. 1788–
11. zeolitization, n.1879–
12. zeolitize, v. 1881–
13. zeolitized, adj. 1888–
14. Zephiran, n. 1935–
15. Zéphirine Drouhin, n. 1901–
16. zephyr, n. Old English–
17. zephyr, v. 1829–
18. zephyranth, n. 1845–
19. zephyranthes, n. 1821–
20. zephyrean, adj. 1793–
21. zephyret, n. 1777–1881

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by derivation.
Etymons: zeolite n., ‑ization suffix.
< zeolite n. + ‑ization suffix.

Compare later zeolitize v.

## Meaning & use

Chiefly Geology.

1. 1879–
   A process (typically a natural one) by which a rock or mineral is converted into a zeolite or zeolites; the result of such a process.
   1. 1879

      > Changes in the rocks after solidification; divided into..(3) chemical, under which are placed serpentinisation, zeolitisation, natrolitisation, &c.

      Nature 18 December 165/1
   2. 1928

      > This almost complete zeolitization of tuffs adds another interesting phase to the broader problem of the alteration of volcanic ash.

      Science 20 January 73/2
   3. 1979

      > Much attention was paid to the details of quartz and carbonate cementation..but relatively little to zeolitization.

      Journal of Geology (Chicago) vol. 87 151/1
   4. 2016

      > The extensive zeolitization of these areas also made them less resistant to erosion than adjacent areas.

      Journal Volcanol. & Geothermal Research vol. 309 101/2
   geology minerals
   1. zeolitization 1879–
      A process (typically a natural one) by which a rock or mineral is converted into a zeolite or zeolites; the result of such a process.
   2. serpentinization 1885–
      Conversion into serpentine.
   3. sericitization 1888–
      A process by which minerals in a rock are turned into or replaced by sericite.
   4. uralitization 1888–
      The alteration of a pyroxene, esp. augite, to form an amphibole, esp. actinolite.
   5. saussuritization 1889–
      Conversion into saussurite, or the process by which saussurite is formed.
   6. variolitization 1890–
      The process of becoming variolitic; change or conversion into variolite.
   7. propylitization 1903–
      The hydrothermal alteration of an igneous rock to propylite, esp. around an ore body; an instance of this.
   8. muscovitization 1909–
      Conversion into muscovite.
   9. scapolitization 1909–
      The alteration of alumino-silicate minerals of igneous rocks into, or their replacement by, minerals of the scapolite group.
   10. mylonitization 1913–
       Conversion into mylonite; the formation of mylonite.
   11. mylonization 1913–
       = mylonitization, n.
   12. myrmekitization 1916–
       Formation of or conversion into myrmekite.
   13. nephelinization 1943–
       The alteration of a rock to one in which nepheline is a significant constituent.
   14. spilitization 1946–
       Alteration into spilite.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌziːəlɪtəˈzeɪʃn/
zee-uh-lit-uh-ZAY-shuhn
/ˌziːəlᵻtʌɪˈzeɪʃn/
zee-uh-luh-tigh-ZAY-shuhn

### U.S. English

/ˌziəˌlɪdəˈzeɪʃən/
zee-uh-lid-uh-ZAY-shuhn
/ˌziələˌtaɪˈzeɪʃən/
zee-uh-luh-tigh-ZAY-shuhn
/ziˌɑlədəˈzeɪʃən/
zee-ah-luh-duh-ZAY-shuhn
/ziˌɑləˌtaɪˈzeɪʃən/
zee-ah-luh-tigh-ZAY-shuhn

####

##### 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.

####

##### 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.

####

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

## Forms

### Variant forms

1. 1800s–
   zeolitisation, zeolitization

## Frequency

zeolitization typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.

zeolitization 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 data is computed programmatically, and should be regarded as an estimate.

### Frequency of zeolitization, n., 1880–2010

* 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
--- | ---
1880 | 0.0029
1890 | 0.0025
1900 | 0.0023
1910 | 0.0023
1920 | 0.0038
1930 | 0.0043
1940 | 0.0044
1950 | 0.0044
1960 | 0.0047
1970 | 0.0047
1980 | 0.0046
1990 | 0.0032
2000 | 0.0029
2010 | 0.0028

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

zeolitization, n. was revised in June 2018.

zeolitization, n. was last modified in July 2023.