zeolitiform, adj.

zeolitiform
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# zeolitiformadjective

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zeolitiform mean?

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

### How is the adjective zeolitiform pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌziːəˈlɪtᵻfɔːm/
zee-uh-LIT-uh-form

#### U.S. English

/ˌziəˈlɪdəˌfɔrm/
zee-uh-LID-uh-form

### Where does the adjective zeolitiform come from?

Earliest known use

late 1700s

The earliest known use of the adjective zeolitiform is in the late 1700s.

OED's earliest evidence for zeolitiform is from 1788, in a translation by William Nicholson, chemist and inventor.

zeolitiform is formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item.

Etymons: zeolite n., ‑iform comb. form.

### Nearby entries

1. zenzicubic, adj. 1557–71
2. zenzicubicube, n. a1690
3. zenzizenzic, adj. & n. 1557–1690
4. zenzizenzicube, n. a1690
5. zenzizenzicubic, adj. a1690
6. zenzizenzizenzic, n. 1557–1690
7. zeolite, n. 1770–
8. zeolitic, adj. 1782–
9. zeolitical, adj. 1788–
10. zeolitically, adv. 1926–
11. zeolitiform, adj.1788–
12. zeolitization, n. 1879–
13. zeolitize, v. 1881–
14. zeolitized, adj. 1888–
15. Zephiran, n. 1935–
16. Zéphirine Drouhin, n. 1901–
17. zephyr, n. Old English–
18. zephyr, v. 1829–
19. zephyranth, n. 1845–
20. zephyranthes, n. 1821–
21. zephyrean, adj. 1793–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item.
Etymons: zeolite n., ‑iform comb. form.
< zeolite n. + ‑iform comb. form, after French zeolitiforme (1786 in the passage translated in quot. 1788).

## Meaning & use

Crystallography and Chemistry. rare.

1. 1788–
   Having the form of a zeolite; resembling that of a zeolite.
   1. 1788

      > Zeolitiform calamine, known by the name of zeolite of Friburg.

      W. Nicholson, translation of A.-F. de Fourcroy, Elements of Natural History & Chemistry vol. III. 72
   2. 1978

      > These snub-cubes are interconnected to each other in a zeolitiform network quite similar to the framework of the synthetic Linde A zeolite.

      Abstr. 11th International Congr. in Acta Crystallographica A. vol. 34 (Supplement S4) S399/1
   crystals minerals
   1. zeolitiform 1788–
      Having the form of a zeolite; resembling that of a zeolite.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌziːəˈlɪtᵻfɔːm/
zee-uh-LIT-uh-form

### U.S. English

/ˌziəˈlɪdəˌfɔrm/
zee-uh-LID-uh-form

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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 zeolite, n.

zeolitiform, adj. was revised in June 2018.

zeolitiform, adj. was last modified in July 2023.