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Zinc oxide

noun

Oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment. Synonyms: flowers of zinc, philosopher's wool, philosophers' wool.

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... and which, on the side toward my residence, is almost flush with the ground, many garden snails find a cool, moist, and congenial home. Last summer I took six of these snails, and, after marking them with a paint of zinc oxide and gum arabic, set them free on the lawn. In time, four of these marked snails returned to their home beneath the stone coping; two of them were probably destroyed by enemies. Again, the same number of snails were marked, ...

— The Dawn of Reason - or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals • James Weir

... for soap permitted to remain in the pores acts as an irritant. Dry the skin so well with a soft cloth that there will be no chapping or roughness. Sores, eruptions and inflammations are signs of mismanagement. Use no powders that are metallic in character, such as zinc oxide. A dusting powder of finely ground talcum is good. If the child is kept dry and dean and moderately fed the skin will remain ...

— Maintaining Health • R. L. Alsaker

Words linked to "Zinc oxide" : philosopher's wool, flowers of zinc, zinc white, Chinese white, oxide, philosophers' wool