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kremnitz white

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
krem-nitz white
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of French white (“an especially pure form of lead oxide, particularly as used for paints.”).

Etymology

From confusion of Kremnitz in Austria-Hungary (now Kremnica, Slovakia) with Krems, Austria, the actual location of the galena mines that previously produced exceptionally pure white lead.

Inflected Forms

Cremnitz white (alternative)

Synonyms

French white

Questions

What does kremnitz white mean?
Synonym of French white (“an especially pure form of lead oxide, particularly as used for paints.”).
Where does kremnitz white come from?
From confusion of Kremnitz in Austria-Hungary (now Kremnica, Slovakia) with Krems, Austria, the actual location of the galena mines that previously produced exceptionally pure white lead.

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