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yellow wash

yellow wash noun: yellow oxide of mercury suspended in water; a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate to limewater.

Noun

yellow wash (uncountable)

  1. Yellow oxide of mercury suspended in water; a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate to limewater.

Questions about yellow wash

What does yellow wash mean?
Yellow wash means yellow oxide of mercury suspended in water; a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate to limewater.
What part of speech is yellow wash?
Yellow wash is a noun.

Words near yellow wash in the dictionary

  1. yellow vest
  2. yellow vests
  3. yellow wagtail
  4. yellow warbler
  5. yellow warblers
  6. yellow wash
  7. yellow waterlilies
  8. yellow waterlily
  9. yellow wax bean
  10. yellow wax beans
  11. yellow willowherb

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