zinc white meaning

Noun: zinc white  zingk wIt

1. A white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc oxide
   - Chinese white

Derived forms: zinc whites

Type of: pigment

Encyclopedia: Zinc white

[Architecture]

See zinc oxide.

[Medicine]
n : ZINC OXIDE

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1. pigments . zinc oxide zinc white
2. It was replaced in the 19th century by zinc white and titanium white.
3. Zinc white, zinc oxide, is of a purer white color than white lead.
4. The main usage of zinc oxide ( zinc white ) was in paints and as an additive to ointments.
5. In 1870, a zinc white factory brought industrial activity to the municipality, along with jobs and air pollution.