zinc oxide

zinc oxide

n.

An amorphous white or yellowish powder, ZnO, used as a pigment, in compounding rubber, in the manufacture of plastics, and in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Also called Chinese white, zinc white.

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zinc oxide

Noun

Chem, pharmacol a white insoluble powder used as a pigment and in making zinc ointment

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zinc oxide

A white or yellowish powdery compound used in paints and in various medicines and skin cosmetics. Chemical formula: ZnO.

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Noun

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zinc oxide - oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment flowers of zinc, philosopher's wool, philosophers' wool 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