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Zinc Oxide

see synonyms of zinc oxide

Noun

1. flowers of zinc, philosopher's wool, philosophers' wool, zinc oxide

oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Zinc Oxide

see synonyms of zinc oxide
noun
a white insoluble powder used as a pigment in paints (zinc white or Chinese white), cosmetics, glass, and printing inks. It is an antiseptic and astringent and is used in making zinc ointment. Formula: ZnO
. Also called: flowers of zinc, philosopher's wool

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Zinc Oxide

see synonyms of zinc oxide
a white powder, ZnO, used as a pigment and in making rubber articles, cosmetics, ointments, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Zinc Oxide

see synonyms of zinc oxide
n.
An amorphous white or yellowish powder, ZnO, used as a pigment, in compounding rubber, in the manufacture of plastics, and in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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