Kremnitz white
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Etymology[edit]
From confusion of Kremnitz in Austria-Hungary (now Kremnica, Slovakia) with Krems, Austria, the actual location of the galena mines that previously produced exceptionally pure white lead.
Noun[edit]
- Synonym of French white (“an especially pure form of lead oxide, particularly as used for paints.”)