philosopher's wool
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Zinc_oxide.jpg/220px-Zinc_oxide.jpg)
From philosopher (“(obsolete) an alchemist”) + -’s + wool.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɪˌlɒsəfəz ˈwʊl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /fəˌlɑs(ə)fəɹz ˈwʊl/
Audio (General American): (file) - Rhymes: -ʊl
- Hyphenation: phil‧o‧soph‧er’s wool
Noun
[edit]philosopher's wool (uncountable)
- (alchemy, archaic) Zinc oxide (chemical formula ZnO) as a white flocculent powder.
- Synonym: (obsolete) philosophical wool
Alternative forms
[edit]Hypernyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]zinc oxide as a white flocculent powder
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “philosophers’ wool, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2006.
Further reading
[edit]zinc oxide on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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