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lithopone

[ lith-uh-pohn ]

noun

  1. a white pigment consisting of zinc sulfide, barium sulfate, and some zinc oxide, used as a pigment and filler in the manufacture of paints, inks, leather, paper, linoleum, and face powders.


lithopone

/ ˈ±ôɪθəˌ±èəʊ²Ô /

noun

  1. a white pigment consisting of a mixture of zinc sulphide, zinc oxide, and barium sulphate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lithopone1

1880–85; litho- + Greek ±èó²Ô´Ç²õ a work, structure
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lithopone1

C20: from litho- + Greek ponos work
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For decades, local factories smelted zinc, produced phosphate fertilizer, and manufactured lithopone paint pigment.

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The police have also arrested six people at the Hongquan Lithopone Factory and the Jinhe Mining Company, which are blamed for the spill.

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Almost complete failure had taken place in every case where lithopone had been used.

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These lithopone tests were later on replaced by new tests which are described later in this book.

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Unfortunately this zinc chromate was added to a formula containing a large percentage of lithopone, and the destruction of the lithopone to a great extent affected the value of this test.

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