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butter of zinc

butter of zinc noun: zinc chloride.

Noun

butter of zinc (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) zinc chloride

Origin of butter of zinc

Because of its oily texture.

Questions about butter of zinc

What does butter of zinc mean?
Butter of zinc means zinc chloride.
What part of speech is butter of zinc?
Butter of zinc is a noun.

Words near butter of zinc in the dictionary

  1. butter my butt and call it a biscuit
  2. butter my butt and call me a biscuit
  3. butter of antimony
  4. butter of arsenic
  5. butter of tin
  6. butter of zinc
  7. butter oil
  8. butter one's bread and lie in it
  9. butter one's bread on both sides
  10. butter out
  11. butter paddle

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