flowers of zinc

1. 1.

   oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment

   Synonymszinc oxidephilosopher's woolphilosophers' wool

   Broaderoxide

Questions about flowers of zinc

What does flowers of zinc mean?

flowers of zinc means "oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment".

What is another word for flowers of zinc?

Close synonyms include zinc oxide, philosopher's wool, philosophers' wool. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.