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TITANIUM DIOXIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does titanium dioxide mean? 

TITANIUM DIOXIDE (noun)
  The noun TITANIUM DIOXIDE has 1 sense:

1. a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durabilityplay

  Familiarity information: TITANIUM DIOXIDE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TITANIUM DIOXIDE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

titania; titanic oxide; titanium dioxide; titanium oxide

Hypernyms ("titanium dioxide" is a kind of...):

oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)

pigment (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))


 Context examples 


For the handful of exoplanets with stratospheres, the absorber is typically thought to be a molecule such as titanium oxide, a close relative of titanium dioxide, used on Earth as a paint pigment and sunscreen ingredient.

(WASP-18b Has Smothering Stratosphere Without Water, NASA)



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