Zinc–white
a white or yellowish-white, amorphous, odorless, water-insoluble powder, zno, used chiefly as a paint pigment, in cosmetics, dental cements, matches, white printing inks, and opaque gl-ss, and in medicine in the treatment of skin conditions.
historical examples
clue of the silken ladder mildred a. wirt
practical carriage and wagon painting mayton clarence hillick
illumination and its development in the present day sidney farnsworth
clue of the silken ladder mildred a. wirt
where art begins hume nisbet
illumination and its development in the present day sidney farnsworth
directions for collecting and preserving insects c. v. riley
poisons: their effects and detection alexander wynter blyth
what philately teaches john n. luff
noun
another name for chinese white
noun
a white insoluble powder used as a pigment in paints (zinc white or chinese white), cosmetics, gl-ss, and printing inks. it is an antiseptic and astringent and is used in making zinc ointment. formula: zno also called flowers of zinc, philosopher’s wool
zinc oxide
a white or yellowish powdery compound used in paints and in various medicines and skin cosmetics. chemical formula: zno.
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- Zincate
a salt derived from h 2 zno 2 , the acid form of amphoteric zinc hydroxide. noun any of a cl-ss of salts derived from the amphoteric hydroxide of zinc, zn(oh)2, often thought of as the acid h2zno2 zincate (zĭng’kāt’) a chemical compound containing the group zno2.
- Zincic
pertaining to or containing zinc.
- Zinciferous
yielding or containing zinc. adjective containing or yielding zinc
- Zincify
to cover or impregnate with zinc.
- Zincite
a brittle, deep-red to orange-yellow mineral, native zinc oxide, zno, usually m-ssive or granular: formerly an important ore of zinc. noun a red or yellow mineral consisting of zinc oxide in hexagonal crystalline form. it occurs in metamorphosed limestone. formula: zno