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white snow

white snow noun: synonym of zinc oxide, particularly white forms.

Noun

white snow (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of zinc oxide, particularly white forms.
    Synonyms:
    zinc oxide, particularly white forms
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, snow.

Synonyms of white snow

Origin of white snow

Calque of Latin nix (“snow”) used for white forms of zinc oxide.

Questions about white snow

What does white snow mean?
White snow means synonym of zinc oxide, particularly white forms.
What part of speech is white snow?
White snow is a noun.

Words near white snow in the dictionary

  1. white smokers
  2. white smokes
  3. white smoothie
  4. white smoothies
  5. white snakeroot
  6. white snow
  7. white sock
  8. white soda
  9. white sodas
  10. white sole
  11. white soles

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