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noun • oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment | ||||
| 37% | 12 | A white crystalline powder used as a pigment in paint | ||
noun • a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc | ||||
| 35% | 4 | Name, from “bilberry”, of an aristocratic or royal colour such as azure, sapphire or Saxe; or, powder or pigment of this hue, traditionally used to preserve the whiteness of laundry or to rinse one’s hair | ||
noun • blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime • blue clothing • any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue • the sky as viewed during daylight • used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge • the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic • any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae adjective satellite • of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky • used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms) • filled with melancholy and despondency • characterized by profanity or cursing • suggestive of sexual impropriety • belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy • morally rigorous and strict • causing dejection verb • turn blue | ||||
Powder Used In Paint Pigment And Matches
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