"colcothar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: colcothars [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic قَلْقَطَار (qalqaṭār). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|قَلْقَطَار}} Arabic قَلْقَطَار (qalqaṭār) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} colcothar (countable and uncountable, plural colcothars)
  1. (organic chemistry, obsolete) Polishing rouge; a reddish-brown oxide of iron, used in polishing glass, and also as a pigment. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds, Pigments Synonyms: crocus Martis Derived forms: salt of colcothar

Inflected forms

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