zinc oxide

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsflowers of zincphilosopher's woolphilosophers' wool

   Broaderoxide

Questions about zinc oxide

What does zinc oxide mean?

zinc oxide 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 zinc oxide?

Close synonyms include flowers of zinc, 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.