Meanings
nounzinc oxide (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryAn amorphous solid, ZnO, white when pure but often pale yellow, used in pigments and cosmetics.
Synonyms: flowers of zinc
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn amorphous solid, ZnO, white when pure but often pale yellow, used in pigments and cosmetics.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounoxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment
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Translations
Ancient Greek καδμεία
- καδμεία (kadmeía)amorphous solid
Bulgarian ци́нков окси́д
- ци́нков окси́д (cínkov oksíd)amorphous solid
Dutch zinkoxide
- zinkoxideamorphous solid
Estonian tsinkoksiid
- tsinkoksiidamorphous solid
Finnish sinkkioksidi
- sinkkioksidiamorphous solid
French oxyde de zinc, calamine
- oxyde de zincamorphous solid
- calamineamorphous solid
- nihil-grisamorphous solid
- nihil-blancamorphous solid
German Zinkoxid
- Zinkoxidamorphous solid
Hindi जस्ता जारकिक
- जस्ता जारकिक (jastā jārkik)amorphous solid
Japanese 酸化亜鉛, 亜鉛華
- 酸化亜鉛 (sanka aen)amorphous solid
- 亜鉛華 (aenka)amorphous solid
- 亜鉛白 (aenhaku)amorphous solid
Latin cadmia, calamina
- cadmiaamorphous solid
- calaminaamorphous solid
- nixamorphous solid
- nihil albumamorphous solid
- calaminarisamorphous solid
- lapis calaminarisamorphous solid
Malay zink oksida
- zink oksidaamorphous solid
Polish tlenek cynku
- tlenek cynkuamorphous solid
Portuguese óxido de zinco
- óxido de zincoamorphous solid
Spanish óxido de cinc
- óxido de cincamorphous solid
Swedish zinkoxid
- zinkoxidamorphous solid
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APA
zinc oxide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zinc%20oxide
MLA
“zinc oxide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zinc%20oxide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zinc oxide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zinc%20oxide.
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