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philosophers' wool

philosophers' wool is the alternative form of philosopher's wool.

Meaning of philosopher's wool

Noun

philosopher's wool (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Zinc oxide (chemical formula ZnO) as a white flocculent powder.

Questions about philosophers' wool

What is philosophers' wool the alternative form of?
Philosophers' wool is the alternative form of philosopher's wool.

Words near philosophers' wool in the dictionary

  1. philosophers of fire
  2. philosophers stone
  3. philosophers stones
  4. philosophers' stone
  5. philosophers' stones
  6. philosophers' wool
  7. philosophership
  8. philosophes
  9. philosophess
  10. philosophesses
  11. philosophia perennis

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