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permanent white

permanent white noun: barite used as a white pigment or as a filler for paint. It is unlike white lead, which tarnishes and darkens from the formation of the sulphide.

Noun

permanent white (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) barite used as a white pigment or as a filler for paint. It is unlike white lead, which tarnishes and darkens from the formation of the sulphide.

Questions about permanent white

What does permanent white mean?
Permanent white means barite used as a white pigment or as a filler for paint. It is unlike white lead, which tarnishes and darkens from the formation of the sulphide.
What part of speech is permanent white?
Permanent white is a noun.

Words near permanent white in the dictionary

  1. permanent underclasses
  2. permanent wave
  3. permanent waves
  4. permanent way
  5. permanent ways
  6. permanent white
  7. permanent-press
  8. permanental
  9. permanented
  10. permanenting
  11. permanentize

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