zincoushttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zincous_adj%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezincous, adj.
First published 1921; not fully revised

zincousadjective

Chemistry and Electr.
  1. 1842–
    Pertaining to or of the nature of zinc; having the affinity of zinc; relatively electropositive. (Opp. to chlorous adj.)
    1. 1842
      The zincous pole.
      T. Graham, Elements of Chemistry i. iii. 204
    2. 1868
      It is true in a general way that those elements which differ most strongly in their electrical characters, chlorine and potassium, for example, are likewise those which combine together with the greatest energy; and the division of bodies into electro-positive and electro-negative is therefore retained; the former are also called acid or chlorous, and the latter basylous or zincous.
      Fowne's Chemistry (ed. 10) 277

zincous, adj. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

zincous, adj. was last modified in December 2024.