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Chinese white

Chinese white noun: a form of zinc oxide used in white paints.

Noun

Chinese white (uncountable)

  1. A form of zinc oxide used in white paints.

Chinese white meaning in Tamil

Chinese white in Tamil

சீன வெள்ளை

Origin of Chinese white

From its supposed origin in China. Compare China white, typically used for a white lead-based pigment.

Questions about Chinese white

What does Chinese white mean?
Chinese white means a form of zinc oxide used in white paints.
What is Chinese white in Tamil?
Chinese white in Tamil is சீன வெள்ளை. See Chinese white meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Chinese white?
Chinese white is a noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Chinese white (page history and authors); chinese white (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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