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TITANIUM OXIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability
Synonyms:
titania; titanic oxide; titanium dioxide; titanium oxide
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("titanium oxide" is a kind of...):
oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)
pigment (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))
Context examples:
The problem is the sunscreen (titanium oxide) precipitation only happens on the planet's permanent nighttime side.
(Hubble Observes Exoplanet that Snows Sunscreen, NASA)
Hubble astronomers suggest that powerful winds carry the titanium oxide gas around to the colder nighttime side, where it condenses into crystalline flakes, forms clouds, and precipitates as snow.
(Hubble Observes Exoplanet that Snows Sunscreen, NASA)
Astronomers using Hubble didn't look for titanium oxide specifically.
(Hubble Observes Exoplanet that Snows Sunscreen, NASA)
This finding led the researchers to conclude that a light-absorbing gaseous form of titanium oxide, commonly found in this class of star-hugging, gas giant planet known as a hot Jupiter, has been removed from the dayside's atmosphere.
(Hubble Observes Exoplanet that Snows Sunscreen, NASA)
