PHILOSOPHERS' WOOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does philosophers' wool mean? 

• PHILOSOPHERS' WOOL (noun)
  The noun PHILOSOPHERS' WOOL 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: PHILOSOPHERS' WOOL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHILOSOPHERS' WOOL (noun)

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Meaning:

Oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

flowers of zinc; philosopher's wool; philosophers' wool; zinc oxide

Hypernyms ("philosophers' wool" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("philosophers' wool" is a substance of...):

Chinese white; zinc white (a white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc oxide)