philosopher's wool

Noun
Synonyms: zinc oxideflowers of zincphilosophers' wool

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Noun (1)

  1. oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointmentSynonyms: zinc oxideflowers of zincphilosophers' woolType of oxideSubstance of zinc white, Chinese white
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Philosopher's wool

. Chemistry See Zinc oxide, under Zinc.

From the entry Wool.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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