zinc dish, n.

zinc-dish
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zinc dishnoun

## Factsheet

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

Earliest known use

1880s

The earliest known use of the noun zinc dish is in the 1880s.

OED's only evidence for zinc dish is from 1883, in Hardwich's Photographic Chemistry.

### Nearby entries

1. Zincala, n. 1844–91
2. Zincalo, n. 1841–
3. zinc-alum, n. 1851–
4. zinc-amide, n. 1859–
5. zincate, n. 1872–
6. zinc-blende, n. 1842–
7. zinc-bloom, n. 1842–
8. zinc chloride, n. 1851–
9. zinc chromate, n. 1851–
10. zinc chrome, n. 1892–
11. zinc dish, n.1883–
12. zinc-dust, n. 1877–
13. zinc finger, n. 1987–
14. zinc-foil, n. 1851–
15. zinc green, n. 1847–
16. zinc-grey | zinc-gray, n. 1881–
17. zincian, adj. 1930–
18. zincic, adj. 1860–
19. zinciferous, adj. 1820–
20. zincification, n. 1891–
21. zincify, v. 1801–

## Meaning & use

1. 1883–
   See zinc n. Compounds.
   1. 1883

      > Zinc dishes must not be used.

      Hardwich's Photographic Chemistry (ed. 9) 330

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

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