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ZINC WHITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does zinc white mean?
• ZINC WHITE (noun)
The noun ZINC WHITE has 1 sense:
1. a white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc oxide
Familiarity information: ZINC WHITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc oxide
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
Chinese white; zinc white
Hypernyms ("zinc white" is a kind of...):
pigment (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))
Meronyms (substance of "zinc white"):
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)
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