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lithopone

lithopone noun: a white pigment, a mixture of barium sulfate and zinc sulfide, used in paints and enamels.

Noun

lithopone (countable and uncountable, plural lithopones)

  1. A white pigment, a mixture of barium sulfate and zinc sulfide, used in paints and enamels.

Forms of lithopone

plurallithopones
alternative formlithophone

Origin of lithopone

From lith- + -o- + Ancient Greek πόνος (pónos, “work”).

Words formed from lithopone

Questions about lithopone

What does lithopone mean?
Lithopone means a white pigment, a mixture of barium sulfate and zinc sulfide, used in paints and enamels.
What part of speech is lithopone?
Lithopone is a noun.
What is the plural of lithopone?
The plural of lithopone is lithopones.

Words near lithopone in the dictionary

  1. lithophytes
  2. lithophytic
  3. lithophytics
  4. lithophyton
  5. lithophytous
  6. lithopone
  7. lithopones
  8. lithoprint
  9. lithoprinted
  10. lithoprinter
  11. lithoprinting

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