zinc amalgam, n.

zinc-amalgam
http://www.oed.com/dictionary/zinc-amalgam_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_use
First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc amalgamnoun

## Factsheet

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

Earliest known use

1830s

The earliest known use of the noun zinc amalgam is in the 1830s.

OED's only evidence for zinc amalgam is from 1839, in a dictionary by Andrew Ure, chemist.

### Nearby entries

1. zimbel, n. 1888–
2. zimme, n. 1848–63
3. Zimmer, n. 1951–
4. zina, n. 1817–
5. zinc, n. 1651–
6. zinc, v. 1843–
7. zinc-air, adj. 1970–
8. Zincala, n. 1844–91
9. Zincalo, n. 1841–
10. zinc-alum, n. 1851–
11. zinc amalgam, n.1839–
12. zinc-amide, n. 1859–
13. zincate, n. 1872–
14. zinc-blende, n. 1842–
15. zinc-bloom, n. 1842–
16. zinc chloride, n. 1851–
17. zinc chromate, n. 1851–
18. zinc chrome, n. 1892–
19. zinc-dust, n. 1877–
20. zinc finger, n. 1987–
21. zinc-foil, n. 1851–

## Meaning & use

1. 1839–
   See zinc n. Compounds.
   1. 1839

      > Dilute muriatic acid, containing some wine stone and zinc amalgam.

      A. Ure, Dictionary of Arts 166

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

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