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PHILOSOPHERS' WOOL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment
Synonyms:
flowers of zinc; philosopher's wool; philosophers' wool; zinc oxide
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("philosophers' wool" is a kind of...):
oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)
Holonyms ("philosophers' wool" is a substance of...):
Chinese white; zinc white (a white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc oxide)
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