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Kremnitz white

Kremnitz white noun: synonym of French white (“an especially pure form of lead oxide, particularly as used for paints.”).

Noun

Kremnitz white

  1. Synonym of French white (“an especially pure form of lead oxide, particularly as used for paints.”).
    Synonyms:
    French white

Synonyms of Kremnitz white

Forms of Kremnitz white

alternative formCremnitz white

Origin of Kremnitz white

From confusion of Kremnitz in Austria-Hungary (now Kremnica, Slovakia) with Krems, Austria, the actual location of the galena mines that previously produced exceptionally pure white lead.

Questions about Kremnitz white

What does Kremnitz white mean?
Kremnitz white means synonym of French white (“an especially pure form of lead oxide, particularly as used for paints.”).
What part of speech is Kremnitz white?
Kremnitz white is a noun.

Words near Kremnitz white in the dictionary

  1. Kremlinologist
  2. Kremlinologists
  3. Kremlinology
  4. kremlins
  5. Kremnitz
  6. Kremnitz white
  7. Kremnos
  8. Krems
  9. Krems white
  10. krendel
  11. krendeli

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