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PHILOSOPHER'S WOOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does philosopher's wool mean? 

PHILOSOPHER'S WOOL (noun)
  The noun PHILOSOPHER'S WOOL has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PHILOSOPHER'S WOOL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PHILOSOPHER'S WOOL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

flowers of zinc; philosopher's wool; philosophers' wool; zinc oxide

Hypernyms ("philosopher's wool" is a kind of...):

oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)

Holonyms ("philosopher's wool" is a substance of...):

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


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