zinc white

Noun
Synonyms: Chinese white

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Noun (1)

  1. a white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc oxideSynonyms: Chinese whiteType of pigmentMade of zinc oxide, flowers of zinc
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Zinc white

a white powder consisting of zinc oxide, used as a pigment.

From the entry Zinc.

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

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