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China white

China white noun: synonym of French white (“an especially pure white lead paint”). Also the alternative letter-case form of China White.

Noun (1)

China white (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of French white (“an especially pure white lead paint”).
    Synonyms:
    French white

Noun (2) capitalized: China White

China White (uncountable)

  1. (slang) α-Methylfentanyl, a recreational drug related to heroin.

Also used as

China white is also the alternative letter-case form of China White.

Synonyms of China white

Forms of China white

alternative formChina white

Origin of China white

From its color and supposed origin in China.

Questions about China white

What does China white mean?
China white means synonym of French white (“an especially pure white lead paint”).
What part of speech is China white?
China white is a noun.

Words near China white in the dictionary

  1. china ware
  2. china wares
  3. China watcher
  4. China watchers
  5. China wax
  6. China white
  7. China's final warning
  8. China's final warnings
  9. China's Sorrow
  10. china-root
  11. china-roots

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Adapted from Wiktionary: China white (page history and authors); China White (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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