zincoid, n.

zincoid
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zincoidnoun

## Earlier version

- zincoid in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zincoid mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zincoid. 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.

### How is the noun zincoid pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzɪŋkɔɪd/

### Where does the noun zincoid come from?

Earliest known use

1840s

The earliest known use of the noun zincoid is in the 1840s.

OED's earliest evidence for zincoid is from 1842, in the writing of Thomas Graham, chemist.

zincoid is formed within English, by derivation.

Etymons: zinc n., ‑oid suffix.

### Nearby entries

1. zincite, n. 1854–
2. zinckenite, n. 1835–
3. zinco, n. 1887–
4. zinco-, comb. form
5. zincode, n. 1839–
6. zincograph, n. 1888–
7. zincograph, v. 1865–
8. zincographer, n. 1839–
9. zincographic, adj. 1850–
10. zincography, n. 1834–
11. zincoid, n.1842–
12. zinc orange, n. 1918–
13. zincous, adj. 1842–
14. zinc-plate, n. 1823–
15. zinc-powder, n. 1881–
16. zinc roof, n. 1883–
17. zinc spar, n. 1796–
18. zinc-sponge, n. 1902–
19. zinc sulphide, n. 1851–
20. zinc white, n. 1847–
21. zincy, adj. 1757–

## Etymology

< zinc n. + ‑oid suffix.

## Meaning & use

1. 1842–
   = zincode n.
   1. 1842

      > Chlorine is of course attracted by the surface of the zincoid and discharged there... On the electrical hypothesis, the same plates are variously denominated: The zincoid as the positive pole, the positive electrode, and the zincode [etc.].

      T. Graham, Elements of Chemistry i. iii. 216
   2. 1848

      > Graham's Zincode or Zincoid.

      H. Watts, translation of L. Gmelin, Hand-book of Chemistry vol. I. 431
   electrical
   1. anode 1834–
      strictly, as applied by Faraday: The path by which an electric current leaves the positive pole, and enters the electrolyte, on its way to the…
   2. zincode 1839–
      The positive (zinc) plate (anode) of a voltaic cell.
   3. zincoid 1842–
      = zincode, n.
   4. zinc 1876–
      (With pl.) A plate of zinc used as the electropositive metal in a voltaic battery. (Cf. zincode, n.)
   5. positive 1881–
      The positive terminal, plate, etc., of an electrical cell, battery, or system. Cf. negative, n. II.8.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzɪŋkɔɪd/

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##### 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
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- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

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

zincoid, n. was last modified in December 2024.