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FLOWERS OF ZINC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does flowers of zinc mean?
• FLOWERS OF ZINC (noun)
The noun FLOWERS OF ZINC has 1 sense:
1. oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment
Familiarity information: FLOWERS OF ZINC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
flowers of zinc; philosopher's wool; philosophers' wool; zinc oxide
Hypernyms ("flowers of zinc" is a kind of...):
oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)
Holonyms ("flowers of zinc" is a substance of...):
Chinese white; zinc white (a white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc oxide)
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