zygological, adj.

zygological
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First published 1986; not fully revised

# zygologicaladjective

## Factsheet

### Where does the adjective zygological come from?

Earliest known use

1970s

The earliest known use of the adjective zygological is in the 1970s.

OED's only evidence for zygological is from 1978, in Engin. Materials & Design.

### Nearby entries

1. zygnomic, adj. 1926–
2. zygo-, comb. form
3. zygobranchiate, adj. 1883–
4. zygocactus, n. 1950–
5. zygocardiac, adj. 1877–
6. zygodactyl, adj. & n. 1831–
7. zygodactylic, adj. 1835–
8. zygodactylous, adj. 1828–
9. zygodont, adj. 1888–
10. zygogenesis, n. 1950–
11. zygological, adj.1978–
12. zygology, n. 1970–
13. zygoma, n. 1684–
14. zygomatic, adj. & n. 1712–
15. zygomatico-, comb. form
16. zygomato-, comb. form
17. zygomere, n. 1966–
18. zygomorphic, adj. 1875–
19. zygomorphism, n. 1875–
20. zygomorphous, adj. 1879–
21. Zygomycetes, n. 1887–

## Meaning & use

1. 1978–
   See zygology n.
   Stressed as zygoˈlogical.
   1. 1978

      > Not that adhesion is the only zygological process available for joining one piece of plastics material to another.

      Engin. Materials & Design April 37/2
   1. biotechnic 1927–
      Of or relating to biotechnics or biotechnology; = biotechnological, adj.
   2. soft 1972–
      Of a technology: using renewable resources, such as wind or solar power and human or animal exertion, and hence causing relatively little harm to…
   3. zygological 1978–
   4. biotech 1980–
      = biotechnology, n. 1. Frequently attributive.
   5. biotechnology 1982–
      The application of science and technology to the utilization and improvement of living organisms for industrial and agricultural production and…
   6. nanotech 1987–
      = nanotechnological, adj.
   7. nanotechnological 1987–
      Resulting from developments in nanotechnology; of or relating to nanotechnology.
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Originally published as part of the entry for zygology, n.

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