zoofulvin, n.

zoofulvin
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Revised 2017

# zoofulvinnoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zoofulvin mean?

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

### How is the noun zoofulvin pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈfʊlvɪn/
zoo-oh-FUUL-vin
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈfʊlvɪn/
zoh-oh-FUUL-vin

#### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˈfʊlvən/
zoh-uh-FUUL-vuhn
/ˌzuəˈfʊlvən/
zoo-uh-FUUL-vuhn

### Where does the noun zoofulvin come from?

Earliest known use

1870s

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

OED's earliest evidence for zoofulvin is from 1871, in a translation by Henry Watts, chemist.

### Nearby entries

1. zoocytium, n. 1880–
2. zoodendrium, n. 1880–
3. Zoodikers, int. 1749–98
4. zoodynamic, adj.?1819–
5. zoodynamics, n. 1888–
6. zooecial, adj. 1873–
7. zooecium, n. 1871–
8. zooerythrin, n. 1871–
9. zooflagellate, n. & adj. 1911–
10. zooful, n. 1914–
11. zoofulvin, n.1871–
12. zoogamete, n. 1879–
13. zoogene, n. 1820–69
14. zoogenic, adj. 1842–
15. zoogeny, n. 1826–
16. zoogeographer, n. 1868–
17. zoogeographic, adj. 1875–
18. zoogeographical, adj. 1864–
19. zoogeographically, adv. 1883–
20. zoogeography, n. 1851–
21. zoogeological, adj. 1841–

## Etymology

< zoo- comb. form + classical Latin fulvus tawny (see fulvous adj.) + ‑in suffix1, after German Zoofulvin (1870 in the passage translated in quot. 1871).

## Meaning & use

Now rare.

1. 1871–
   A yellow carotenoid pigment (xanthophyll) found in the plumage of certain birds.
   1. 1871

      > Colouring matters may be extracted, and among these the yellow, red, lilac, and green (zoofulvin, zooerythrin, zooverdin), are soluble in ether and alcohol.

      H. Watts, translation of L. Gmelin, Hand-book of Chemistry vol. XVIII. 419
   2. 1910

      > Green is formed by a combination of zoofulvin and melanin, as in the Green Woodpecker.

      Zoologist vol. 14 469
   3. 1950

      > Zoofulvin has been identified with xanthophyll.

      E. A. Braude, translation of P. Karrer & E. Jucker Carotenoids ix. 93
   birds
   1. zooerythrin 1871–
      A red carotenoid pigment found animals, esp. in the plumage of certain birds.
   2. zoofulvin 1871–
      A yellow carotenoid pigment (xanthophyll) found in the plumage of certain birds.
   3. zoonerythrin 1882–
      A red carotenoid pigment found animals, esp. in the plumage of certain birds; = zooerythrin, n.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈfʊlvɪn/
zoo-oh-FUUL-vin
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈfʊlvɪn/
zoh-oh-FUUL-vin

### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˈfʊlvən/
zoh-uh-FUUL-vuhn
/ˌzuəˈfʊlvən/
zoo-uh-FUUL-vuhn

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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
- 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.

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##### 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.

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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

Originally published as part of the entry for zoo-, comb. form

zoo-, comb. form was revised in June 2017.