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CHINESE WHITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc oxide
Synonyms:
Chinese white; zinc white
Classified under:
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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