zonitic, adj.

zonitic
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zoniticadjective

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zonitic mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zonitic. 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 adjective zonitic come from?

Earliest known use

1880s

The earliest known use of the adjective zonitic is in the 1880s.

OED's only evidence for zonitic is from 1888, in the writing of J. R. A. Davis.

### Nearby entries

1. zoner, n. 1962–
2. zone-refine, v. 1962–
3. zone refiner, n. 1959–
4. zone refining, n. 1952–
5. zone therapy, n. 1915–
6. zone time, n. 1908–
7. Zonian, n. 1910–
8. zonic, adj. 1797–
9. zoning, n. a1821–
10. zonite, n. 1860–
11. zonitic, adj.1888–
12. zonk, v. 1950–
13. zonk, int. 1949–
14. zonked, adj. 1959–
15. zonkey, n. 1953–
16. zonking, adj. 1958–
17. zonky, adj. 1972–
18. zono-, comb. form
19. zonochlorite, n. 1872–
20. zonociliate, adj. 1885–
21. zonoplacental, adj. 1879–

## Meaning & use

Zoology.

1. 1888–
   See zonite n.
   Stressed as zoˈnitic.
   1. 1888

      > The zonitic constrictions.

      J. R. A. Davis, Biology 161
   invertebrates
   1. zonitic 1888–
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   1. zonitic 1888–
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Originally published as part of the entry for zonite, n.

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