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Chinese white [2 records]

Record 1 1999-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

Zinc oxide that is used as a white pigment (as in house paints, antifouling paints, water colors, enamels, and glazes), that is the whitest of all pigments, and that is permanent and not poisonous but lacks the opacity and covering power of white lead or titanium dioxide.

OBS

C.I. [Colour Index] 77947.

OBS

Compare with "zinc oxide", "zincite" and "flowers of zinc".

Key term(s)
  • C.I. 77947

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
DEF

Également appelé blanc de zinc. Pigment white 4 - Cl 77 947. Utilisation : peintures en général. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

CONT

Pour une impression à l'huile, la céruse reste également supérieure à nos pigments modernes - blanc de zinc [...]

OBS

blanc de neige : le plus pur.

OBS

oxyde de zinc : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

Very potent white heroin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

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