colcothar

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noun

Polishing rouge; a reddish-brown oxide of iron, used in polishing glass, and also as a pigment.

Similar
crocus Martis
OriginArabic قَلْقَطَار →
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Meanings

nouncolcothar (countable and uncountable, plural colcothars)

plural colcothars

  1. countableobsoleteuncountablechemistryPolishing rouge; a reddish-brown oxide of iron, used in polishing glass, and also as a pigment.

    Synonyms: crocus Martis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPolishing rouge; a reddish-brown oxide of iron, used in polishing glass, and also as a pigment.

Similar
crocus Martis

Origin

  1. Arabicقَلْقَطَار
  2. Englishcolcothar

From Arabic قَلْقَطَار (qalqaṭār).

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Anagrams

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APA

colcothar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colcothar

MLA

“colcothar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colcothar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colcothar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colcothar.

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