"white snow" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Calque of Latin nix (“snow”) used for white forms of zinc oxide. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|nix||snow}} Latin nix (“snow”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} white snow (uncountable)
  1. (alchemy, obsolete) Synonym of zinc oxide, particularly white forms. Tags: obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Alchemy, Zinc Synonyms: zinc oxide [synonym, synonym-of], particularly white forms [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-white_snow-en-noun-ScWx8iLX Disambiguation of Zinc: 96 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Topics: alchemy, pseudoscience
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, snow. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-white_snow-en-noun-9REH~Hn7

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