white snow

noun

Synonym of zinc oxide, particularly white forms.

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zinc oxideparticularly white forms
OriginLatin nix →
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Meanings

nounwhite snow (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablealchemySynonym of zinc oxide, particularly white forms.

    Synonyms: zinc oxide, particularly white forms

  2. uncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, snow.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of zinc oxide, particularly white forms.

Similar
zinc oxideparticularly white forms

Origin

  1. Latinnix“snow”
  2. Englishwhite snow

Calque of Latin nix (“snow”) used for white forms of zinc oxide.

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Chicago

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