Ziehl, n.

ziehl
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First published 1986; not fully revised

# Ziehlnoun

## Earlier version

- Ziehl in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun Ziehl mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Ziehl. 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 Ziehl pronounced?

#### British English

/tsiːl/

### Where does the noun Ziehl come from?

Earliest known use

1890s

The earliest known use of the noun Ziehl is in the 1890s.

OED's earliest evidence for Ziehl is from 1892, in the writing of George Sternberg.

From a proper name.

Etymons: proper name Ziehl.

### Nearby entries

1. ziarat, n. 1776–
2. zibeline, n. 1585–
3. zibet, n. 1594–
4. zibet-muff, n. 1685
5. zibib, n. 1836–
6. ziczac, n. 1844–
7. zidovudine, n. 1987–
8. Ziegfeld, n. 1913–
9. Ziegler, n. 1957–
10. Ziegler-Natta, n. 1965–
11. Ziehl, n.1892–
12. Ziehl-Neelsen, n. 1892–
13. ziff, n. 1917–
14. ZIFT, n. 1988–
15. zig, n. 1978–
16. zig, v. 1969–
17. Zigeuner, n. & adj. 1802–
18. Zigeunerin, n. 1845–83
19. ziggety, int., adj., & adv. 1924–
20. ziggurat, n. 1873–
21. zigzag, n., adj., & adv. 1712–

## Etymology

### Summary

From a proper name.
Etymon: proper name Ziehl.
< the name of French Ziehl (1857–1926), German neurologist.

## Meaning & use

Bacteriology.

1. 1892–
   Used attributively and in the possessive to designate a red stain consisting of an alcoholic solution of fuchsine in an aqueous solution of phenol.
   1. 1892

      > Carbol-fuschsin (Ziehl's solution).

      G. M. Sternberg, Manual of Bacteriology i. iv. 29 (heading)
   2. 1967

      > Immature polyhedra in the nuclei of the hemolymph cells are easily differentiated by staining the smears with Ziehl fuchsin.

      K. M. Smith, Insect Virology x. 189
   bacteria
   1. Ziehl 1892–
      Used attributively and in the possessive to designate a red stain consisting of an alcoholic solution of fuchsine in an aqueous solution of phenol.
   2. neutral 1893–
      Histology. Designating a biological stain consisting of an acid and a basic dye.
   3. Romanowsky 1893–
      In the genitive and attributive. Designating a stain or staining technique typically including methylene blue and eosin, used on blood smears and…
   4. polychrome 1895–
      Biology. Of a stain or dye: containing derivatives which differ in colours from the parent compound; esp. in polychrome methylene blue.
   5. supravital 1903–
      Histology. Of a stain or staining process: used or performed on viable cells or tissue removed from a living or recently dead organism.
   6. vital 1907–
      Of biological stains or their use: used or carried out on living tissue. Cf. intra vitam n. at intra, prep. 2, intravital, adj.
   7. trichrome 1918–
      = trichromatic, adj.; spec. applied to a stain and method of staining in which different kinds of tissue are stained in one or other of three…
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/tsiːl/

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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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## Compounds & derived words

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1. Ziehl-Neelsen, n. 1892–
   Applied to a method for identifying acid-fast…

Ziehl, n. was first published in 1986; not fully revised.

Ziehl, n. was last modified in December 2024.