zinc white

Noun

Meaning

a white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc oxide

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Chinese white zinc sulphate calamine zinc oxide smithsonite hemimorphite zinc sulfate zinc sulfide zinc blende zinc sulphide zinc bloom flowers of zinc philosopher's wool zinc silicate zinc carbonate

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Hypernyms

pigment

Examples

I think that zinc white has a property of scaling and cracking. Edward Hopper

He's so slow, so unimaginative, so lifeless. Like zinc white. I see it's a sort of tyranny he has over me. He forces me to be changeable, to act. To show off. The hateful tyranny of weak people. John Fowles

Close letter words and terms

zinc uranyl acetate zinc vitriol zinc whisker zinc-bearing zinc-carbon battery zinc-coated steel