"philosopher's wool" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /fɪˌlɒsəfəz ˈwʊl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fəˌlɑs(ə)fəɹz ˈwʊl/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-philosopher's wool.oga [General-American]
Rhymes: -ʊl Etymology: From philosopher (“(obsolete) an alchemist”) + -’s + wool. Etymology templates: {{q|obsolete}} (obsolete), {{compound|en|philosopher|-'s|wool|alt2=-’s|t1=(obsolete) an alchemist}} philosopher (“(obsolete) an alchemist”) + -’s + wool Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} philosopher's wool (uncountable)
  1. (alchemy, archaic) Zinc oxide (chemical formula ZnO) as a white flocculent powder. Tags: archaic, uncountable Categories (topical): Alchemy, Inorganic compounds Synonyms: philosophical wool [obsolete], philosophers' wool Hypernyms: zinc oxide Related terms: philosopher's game, philosopher's lamp, philosopher's stone Translations (zinc oxide as a white flocculent powder): sinkkivalkoinen (Finnish), цинква́јс (cinkvájs) [masculine] (Macedonian)

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