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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 ointment
Familiarity information: PHILOSOPHER'S WOOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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