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zinc white

zinc white noun: a form of zinc oxide powder used as an artist's pigment.

Noun

zinc white (uncountable)

  1. A form of zinc oxide powder used as an artist's pigment.
    • Such eminent and renowned scientists as Fourcroy, Berthollet and Vauquelin all enthusiastically supported zinc white, the defects of which "are so slight compared to the disadvantages of using white lead, that its adoption cannot be reasonably refused."2021, Judith Rainhorn, The Colour of Controversy..., p. 4

zinc white meaning in Tamil

zinc white in Tamil

நாகவெண்மை

Origin of zinc white

Partially within English and partially as a calque of French blanc de zinc after Edme-Jean Leclaire greatly improved its quality and industrialized its production in a suburb of Paris, France.

Questions about zinc white

What does zinc white mean?
Zinc white means a form of zinc oxide powder used as an artist's pigment.
What is zinc white in Tamil?
Zinc white in Tamil is நாகவெண்மை. See Zinc white meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is zinc white?
Zinc white is a noun.

Words near zinc white in the dictionary

  1. zinc protoporphyrin
  2. zinc pyrithione
  3. zinc shakes
  4. zinc sulfate
  5. zinc sulphate
  6. zinc white
  7. zinc-bearing
  8. zinc-carbon batteries
  9. zinc-carbon battery
  10. zincaemia
  11. Zincali

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