zineb, n.

zineb
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First published 1986; not fully revised

# zinebnoun

## Earlier version

- zineb in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zineb mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zineb. 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 common is the noun zineb?

About 0.03occurrences per million words in modern written English

1940 | 0.036
1950 | 0.035
1960 | 0.033
1970 | 0.029
1980 | 0.03
1990 | 0.028
2000 | 0.022
2010 | 0.018

### How is the noun zineb pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzɪnɛb/

### Where does the noun zineb come from?

Earliest known use

1950s

The earliest known use of the noun zineb is in the 1950s.

OED's earliest evidence for zineb is from 1950, in Phytopathology.

zineb is formed within English, by derivation.

Etymons: English zinc ethylene bisdithiocarbamate.

### Nearby entries

1. zinc-sponge, n. 1902–
2. zinc sulphide, n. 1851–
3. zinc white, n. 1847–
4. zincy, adj. 1757–
5. zinc yellow, n. 1847–
6. zindabad, int. & n. 1930–
7. zindan, n. 1844–
8. Zindikite, n. 1694–
9. Zindiq, n. 1667–
10. zine, n. 1946–
11. zineb, n.1950–
12. zines, int.?1701–10
13. zinester, n. 1986–
14. zinfandel, n. 1880–
15. zing, v. 1899–
16. zing, int. & n. 1875–
17. zingana, n.¹ 1883
18. zingana, n.² 1911–
19. Zingani, n. 1581–1879
20. Zingara, n. 1756–
21. Zingaro, n. 1600–

## Etymology

< zinc ethylene bisdithiocarbamate, the systematic name: see ethylene n., bis- comb. form1 Additions 2.

## Meaning & use

1. 1950–
   A white powder used as a fungicide on vegetables and fruit; Zn(·S·CS·NH·CH2·)2.
   1. 1950

      > The Subcommittee on Fungicide Nomenclature of The American Phytopathological Society, cooperating with the Interdepartmental Committee on Pest Control, has selected common names for five commercially-available fungicidal chemicals... Ziram for the fungicidal chemical, zinc dimethyl dithiocarbamate... Zineb for the fungicidal chemical, zinc ethylene bisdithiocarbamate.

      Phytopathology vol. 40 118
   2. 1966

      > Organic fungicides have become increasingly important since 1934... Examples are..nabam, zineb, and maneb, the sodium, zinc, and manganese salts, respectively, of ethylenebis(dithiocarbamic acid).

      McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (revised edition) vol. V. 563/2
   3. 1981

      > Zineb is an important fungicide widely used in agriculture.

      Bulletin Environmental Contamination & Toxicology vol. 27 418
   4. 1981

      > The limit of detection in water solutions for zineb, ziram, and thiram was 0·05, 0·01, and 0·01 ppm, respectively.

      Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry vol. 29 729
   1. fungicide 1878–
      A substance or preparation used to kill fungi, esp. in the context of agriculture or as a treatment for a fungal infection.
   2. Bordeaux mixture 1892–
      A mixture composed of blue vitriol, lime, and water, used for the destruction of fungi.
   3. Burgundy mixture 1894–
      A preparation of soda and copper sulfate used for spraying potato-tops to destroy fungi.
   4. mildewcide 1949–
      A substance that destroys or inhibits the growth of mildew.
   5. zineb 1950–
      A white powder used as a fungicide on vegetables and fruit; Zn(·S·CS·NH·CH2·)2.
   6. ziram 1950–
      A zinc compound used as a fungicide, esp. on some fruit and vegetable crops.
   7. captan 1953–
      The name of a fungicide and pesticide produced from mercaptan.
   8. thiophanate 1970–
      A colourless crystalline substance, diethyl 4,4′-(o-phenylene)bis(3-thioallophanate), which is used as a veterinary anthelmintic and has also been…
   9. triadimefon 1975–
      A systemic fungicide, C14H16ClN3O2, used especially against powdery mildews and rusts in cereals.
   10. procymidone 1977–
       A systemic fungicide used to treat fruit and vegetables.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzɪnɛb/

####

##### 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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## Frequency

zineb typically occurs about 0.03 times per million words in modern written English.

zineb is in frequency band 3, which contains words occurring between 0.01 and 0.1 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands

Frequency data is computed programmatically, and should be regarded as an estimate.

### Frequency of zineb, n., 1940–2010

* Occurrences per million words in written English

Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.

The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.

For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.

Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.

Decade | Frequency per million words
--- | ---
1940 | 0.036
1950 | 0.035
1960 | 0.033
1970 | 0.029
1980 | 0.03
1990 | 0.028
2000 | 0.022
2010 | 0.018

zineb, n. was first published in 1986; not fully revised.

zineb, n. was last modified in December 2024.