zinc lotion, n.

zinc-lotion
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc lotionnoun

## Factsheet

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

Earliest known use

1890s

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

OED's only evidence for zinc lotion is from 1899, in a text by T. Clifford Allbutt, physician, et al.

### Nearby entries

1. zinc green, n. 1847–
2. zinc-grey | zinc-gray, n. 1881–
3. zincian, adj. 1930–
4. zincic, adj. 1860–
5. zinciferous, adj. 1820–
6. zincification, n. 1891–
7. zincify, v. 1801–
8. zinc-iron, n. & adj. 1849–
9. zincite, n. 1854–
10. zinckenite, n. 1835–
11. zinc lotion, n.1899–
12. zinco, n. 1887–
13. zinco-, comb. form
14. zincode, n. 1839–
15. zincograph, n. 1888–
16. zincograph, v. 1865–
17. zincographer, n. 1839–
18. zincographic, adj. 1850–
19. zincography, n. 1834–
20. zincoid, n. 1842–
21. zinc orange, n. 1918–

## Meaning & use

1. 1899–
   See zinc n. Compounds.
   1. 1899

      > Zinc lotions.

      T. C. Allbutt et al., System of Medicine vol. VIII. 522

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

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