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zinco- combining form of mod.L. zincum zinc. a. In terms denominating chemical compounds containing zinc and some other element or radical, as zinco-aluminic, zinco-ammonic, etc. adjs.; zinco-sulphate, etc. b. In various other terms: zincocalcite |zɪŋkəʊˈkælsaɪt| Min. (see quot. 1892); zincolysis |zɪŋˈkɒlɪsɪs| [after electrolysis], decomposition by an electric current (as in a voltaic cell of which the anode consists of zinc), electrolysis; so zincolyte |ˈzɪŋkəʊlaɪt|, a substance thus decomposed, an electrolyte; zincoˈpolar a., having the polarity of the zinc plate or zincode of a voltaic cell; ˈzincotype = zincograph.
1842T. Graham Elem. Chem. 209 The surface of the zinc presented to the acid has zincous affinity, or is zinco-polar. Ibid. 222 On the electrical hypothesis a body which is thus decomposed in the active cells..is called an electrolyte,..and this kind of decomposition is distinguished as electrolysis. The chemical expressions equivalent to these are zincolyte and zincolysis. 1851Watts tr. Gmelin's Handbk. Chem. V. 36 Carbonate of Zinc-oxide and Ammonia.—Zinco⁓ammonic Carbonate. Ibid. 481 Zinco-cupric Sulphate. 1869Eng. Mech. 19 Mar. 575/2 White lead is..more siccative than the zinco-sulphate. 1889Athenæum 12 Oct. 492/2 The two volumes are copiously illustrated by a zincotype process. 1890Woodbury Encycl. Phot. 535 In Zincotypes the zinc is first coated with bitumen or bichromated gelatine or albumen. 1892Dana's Min. (ed. 6) 269 Zincocalcite. Contains some zinc carbonate; one specimen from Olkucz, Poland, gave Gibbs 4·07 ZnO. 1892Daily News 23 Sept. 8/6 Zincotyper is open for Engagement. |