zinckenite, n.

zinckenite
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First published 1986; not fully revised

# zinckenitenoun

## Earlier version

- zinckenite in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zinckenite mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zinckenite. 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 is the noun zinckenite pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzɪŋkənʌɪt/

### Where does the noun zinckenite come from?

Earliest known use

1830s

The earliest known use of the noun zinckenite is in the 1830s.

OED's only evidence for zinckenite is from 1835, in Rec. General Science.

zinckenite is a borrowing from German.

Etymons: German zinkenit.

### Nearby entries

1. zinc-foil, n. 1851–
2. zinc green, n. 1847–
3. zinc-grey | zinc-gray, n. 1881–
4. zincian, adj. 1930–
5. zincic, adj. 1860–
6. zinciferous, adj. 1820–
7. zincification, n. 1891–
8. zincify, v. 1801–
9. zinc-iron, n. & adj. 1849–
10. zincite, n. 1854–
11. zinckenite, n.1835–
12. zinco, n. 1887–
13. zinco-, comb. form
14. zincode, n. 1839–
15. zincograph, n. 1888–
16. zincograph, v. 1865–
17. zincographer, n. 1839–
18. zincographic, adj. 1850–
19. zincography, n. 1834–
20. zincoid, n. 1842–
21. zinc orange, n. 1918–

## Etymology

< German zinkenit (G. Rose, 1826), named in honour of J. K. L. Zincken, director of Anhalt mines.

## Meaning & use

Mineralogy.

1. 1835–
   A steel-grey sulphide of antimony and lead.
   1. 1835

      > Combinations of sulphuret of antimony and sulphuret of lead in different proportions, viz.: zinkenite,..Plagionite, Federerz, Bournonite.

      Rec. General Science vol. I. 272
   minerals
   1. plagionite 1835–
      A rare blackish grey mineral occurring as thick, tabular crystals of metallic appearance and consisting of a monoclinic sulfide of lead and antimony…
   2. zinckenite 1835–
      A steel-grey sulphide of antimony and lead.
   3. kilbrickenite 1841–
      Sulf-antimonide of lead, of a lead-grey colour and metallic lustre; geocronite, n.
   4. geocronite 1842–
      A grey to grey-blue mineral consisting of a sulfide of lead, antimony, and arsenic and typically occurring as massive or granular deposits in…
   5. plumbostib 1844–83
      = boulangerite, n.
   6. schulzite 1849–
      = geocronite, n.
   7. boulangerite 1868–
      A native sulfide of antimony and lead.
   8. jordanite 1868–
      A sulf-antimonide of lead, occurring in twin crystals, of a grey colour and brilliant metallic lustre.
   9. plumbostibnite 1896
      = plumbostib, n.
   10. robinsonite 1951–
       A lead mineral occurring as slender bluish grey prismatic crystals and fibrous or compact masses.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzɪŋkənʌɪt/

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##### 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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## Forms

### Variant forms

Also zinkenite.

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

zinckenite, n. was last modified in December 2024.