philosopher's wool

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Noun1.philosopher's wool - oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment
flowers of zinc, philosophers' wool, zinc oxide
oxide - any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
Chinese white, zinc white - a white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc oxide
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