white snow

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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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