PHILOSOPHERS' WOOL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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; zinc oxide

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("philosophers' wool" is a kind of...):

oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)

Holonyms ("philosophers' wool" is a substance of...):

Chinese white; zinc white (a white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc oxide)

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