zincification, n.

zincification
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zincificationnoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zincification mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zincification. 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.

### How is the noun zincification pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzɪŋkɪfɪˈkɛɪʃən/

### Where does the noun zincification come from?

Earliest known use

1890s

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

OED's only evidence for zincification is from 1891, in the writing of M. Eissler.

### Nearby entries

1. zinc chromate, n. 1851–
2. zinc chrome, n. 1892–
3. zinc-dust, n. 1877–
4. zinc finger, n. 1987–
5. zinc-foil, n. 1851–
6. zinc green, n. 1847–
7. zinc-grey | zinc-gray, n. 1881–
8. zincian, adj. 1930–
9. zincic, adj. 1860–
10. zinciferous, adj. 1820–
11. zincification, n.1891–
12. zincify, v. 1801–
13. zinc-iron, n. & adj. 1849–
14. zincite, n. 1854–
15. zinckenite, n. 1835–
16. zinco, n. 1887–
17. zinco-, comb. form
18. zincode, n. 1839–
19. zincograph, n. 1888–
20. zincograph, v. 1865–
21. zincographer, n. 1839–

## Meaning & use

1. 1891–
   The process of zincifying, or state of being zincified.
   Stressed as ˌzincifiˈcation.
   1. 1891

      > Argentiferous zinc may settle in the cavities during zincification.

      M. Eissler, Metallurgy of Argentiferous Lead 304

## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzɪŋkɪfɪˈkɛɪʃən/

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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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Originally published as part of the entry for zincify, v.

zincify, v. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.