zinc-alum, n.

zinc-alum
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc-alumnoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zinc-alum mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zinc-alum. 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.

### Where does the noun zinc-alum come from?

Earliest known use

1850s

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

OED's only evidence for zinc-alum is from 1851, in a translation by Henry Watts, chemist.

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## Meaning & use

1. 1851–
   (See quots.).
   1. 1851

      > Sulphate of Alumina and Zinc-oxide.—Zinc-alum = ZnO,SO3 + Al2O3,3SO3 + 24Aq.

      H. Watts, translation of L. Gmelin, Hand-book of Chemistry vol. V. 46

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

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