white snow

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Latin nix (snow) used for white forms of zinc oxide.

Noun[edit]

white snow (uncountable)

  1. (alchemy, obsolete) Synonym of zinc oxide, particularly white forms.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white,‎ snow.

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