blanc fixe

blanc fixe

 (blăngk′ fĭks′, bläN fēks′)

n.

Powdered barium sulfate used as a base for watercolor pigments and as a filler in paper.

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[French : blanc, white + fixe, fixed.]

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blanc fixe

(blɑ̃ fiks)

n

(Elements & Compounds) another name for barium sulphate

[literally: fixed white]

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blanc fixe

(ˈblæŋk ˌfɪks)
n.

barium sulfate used as a white pigment in paints.

[1865–70; < French: literally, fixed white. See fix, blank]

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Noun

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blanc fixe - a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment barium sulfate, barium sulphate sulfate, sulphate - a salt or ester of sulphuric acid

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