zinc sulphate, n.

zinc-sulphate
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc sulphatenoun

## Factsheet

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

Earliest known use

1850s

The earliest known use of the noun zinc sulphate is in the 1850s.

OED's earliest evidence for zinc sulphate is from 1851, in a translation by Henry Watts, chemist.

### Nearby entries

1. zincographic, adj. 1850–
2. zincography, n. 1834–
3. zincoid, n. 1842–
4. zinc orange, n. 1918–
5. zincous, adj. 1842–
6. zinc-plate, n. 1823–
7. zinc-powder, n. 1881–
8. zinc roof, n. 1883–
9. zinc spar, n. 1796–
10. zinc-sponge, n. 1902–
11. zinc sulphate, n.1851–
12. zinc sulphide, n. 1851–
13. zinc white, n. 1847–
14. zincy, adj. 1757–
15. zinc yellow, n. 1847–
16. zindabad, int. & n. 1930–
17. zindan, n. 1844–
18. Zindikite, n. 1694–
19. Zindiq, n. 1667–
20. zine, n. 1946–
21. zineb, n. 1950–

## Meaning & use

1. 1851–
   See zinc n. Compounds.
   1. 1851

      > The solution of zinc-sulphate is mixed with sal-ammoniac.

      H. Watts, translation of L. Gmelin, Hand-book of Chemistry vol. V. 14
   2. 1868

      > Zinc sulphate..is used..as an emetic.

      H. B. Jones & H. Watts, Fownes's Manual of Elementary Chemistry (ed. 10) 398

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

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