Noun
a white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc oxide
Source: WordNetI 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