zinc salt, n.

zinc-salt
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc saltnoun

## Factsheet

### Where does the noun zinc salt come from?

Earliest known use

1840s

The earliest known use of the noun zinc salt is in the 1840s.

OED's only evidence for zinc salt is from 1841, in the writing of William T. Brande, chemist.

### Nearby entries

1. zincograph, v. 1865–
2. zincographer, n. 1839–
3. zincographic, adj. 1850–
4. zincography, n. 1834–
5. zincoid, n. 1842–
6. zinc orange, n. 1918–
7. zincous, adj. 1842–
8. zinc-plate, n. 1823–
9. zinc-powder, n. 1881–
10. zinc roof, n. 1883–
11. zinc salt, n.1841–
12. zinc spar, n. 1796–
13. zinc-sponge, n. 1902–
14. zinc sulphide, n. 1851–
15. zinc white, n. 1847–
16. zincy, adj. 1757–
17. zinc yellow, n. 1847–
18. zindabad, int. & n. 1930–
19. zindan, n. 1844–
20. Zindikite, n. 1694–
21. Zindiq, n. 1667–

## Meaning & use

1. 1841–
   See zinc n. Compounds.
   1. 1841

      > When hydroferrocyanic acid is added to a soluble zinc-salt.

      W. T. Brande, Manual of Chemistry (ed. 5) 777
   chemistry

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

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