Speakur

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white snow

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables
white s-now
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of zinc oxide, particularly white forms.

Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, snow.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Synonyms

zinc oxide particularly white forms

Questions

What does white snow mean?
Synonym of zinc oxide, particularly white forms.
Where does white snow come from?
Calque of Latin nix (“snow”) used for white forms of zinc oxide.

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