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Zinc oxide   /zɪŋk ˈɑksˌaɪd/   Listen
Zinc oxide

noun
1.
Oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment.  Synonyms: flowers of zinc, philosopher's wool, philosophers' wool.





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"Zinc oxide" Quotes from Famous Books



... 1.000 or 20 deg. Tw. in strength have very little mercerising action, and it is only by prolonged treatment that mercerisation can be effected. It is interesting to observe that the addition of zinc oxide to the caustic solution increases its mercerising powers. Solutions of 1.225 to 1.275 (that is from 45 deg. to 55 deg. Tw. in strength) effect the mercerisation almost immediately in the cold, and this is the best strength at which ...
— The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics - A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student • Franklin Beech


Words linked to "Zinc oxide" :   flowers of zinc, Chinese white, oxide, zinc white, philosopher's wool


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