zinc-amide, n.

zinc-amide
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc-amidenoun

## Factsheet

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

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zinc-amide. 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-amide come from?

Earliest known use

1850s

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

OED's only evidence for zinc-amide is from 1859, in a translation by Henry Watts, chemist.

### Nearby entries

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2. zimme, n. 1848–63
3. Zimmer, n. 1951–
4. zina, n. 1817–
5. zinc, n. 1651–
6. zinc, v. 1843–
7. zinc-air, adj. 1970–
8. Zincala, n. 1844–91
9. Zincalo, n. 1841–
10. zinc-alum, n. 1851–
11. zinc-amide, n.1859–
12. zincate, n. 1872–
13. zinc-blende, n. 1842–
14. zinc-bloom, n. 1842–
15. zinc chloride, n. 1851–
16. zinc chromate, n. 1851–
17. zinc chrome, n. 1892–
18. zinc-dust, n. 1877–
19. zinc finger, n. 1987–
20. zinc-foil, n. 1851–
21. zinc green, n. 1847–

## Meaning & use

1. 1859–
   (See quots.).
   1. 1859

      > Action of Zinc-ethyl on Ammonia..after a little while, zinc-amide NH2Zn separates out.

      H. Watts, translation of L. Gmelin, Hand-book of Chemistry vol. XIII. 503

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

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