colcothar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Polishing rouge; a reddish-brown oxide of iron, used in polishing glass, and also as a pigment.

Word forms

colcothar colcothars

Etymology

From Arabic قَلْقَطَار (qalqaṭār).

Synonyms

crocus Martis

Derived words

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