English Explanatory Dictionary

white snow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of zinc oxide, particularly white forms.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, snow.

Word forms

white snow

Etymology

Calque of Latin nix (“snow”) used for white forms of zinc oxide.

Synonyms

zinc oxide particularly white forms
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