CHINESE WHITE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc oxide

Synonyms:

Chinese white; zinc white

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("Chinese white" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (substance of "Chinese white"):

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