white snow

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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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