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Meaning of zinc white | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A form of zinc oxide powder used as an artist's pigment.

uncountable

Examples

“Such eminent and renowned scientists as Fourcroy, Berthollet and Vauquelin all enthusiastically supported zinc white, the defects of which "are so slight compared to the disadvantages of using white lead, that its adoption cannot be reasonably refused."”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

zinc-carbon battery Zincali zincalism Zincalo zincaluminite zincane