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Browse Results: Z

Your search for "z" in "Material name or synonyms" returned 64 records.

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zaccab

A fine, white clay material....view more

zaffre

An impure form of cobaltous oxide obtained by roasting native cobalt ores (cobaltite, smaltite)....view more

zangar

A term used in historical Persian documents for any blue or green corrosion product....view more

Zanzibar copal

A hard variety of copal resin found as semi-fossilized specimens on the ground or as exudations on living trees (species Trachylobium such as T....view more

Zapon dyes

[BASF] A brand name for a series of liquid dyes....view more

Zapon-Lack

[Dulux] German brand name for a cellulose nitrate varnish in an amyl acetate solvent mixture....view more

zebrawood

Name used to refer to several types of wood having vivid and usually evenly spaced, light and dark stripes....view more

zedoary

A variety of Curcuma plant used to produce a yellow dye used in watercolor washes....view more

Zefran®

[Badische Corp.] A registered trademark for an acrylic fiber....view more

zein

A protein, prolamin, extracted from corn and maize with dilute isopropanol....view more

zein fiber

Regenerated protein fibers made from corn and maize....view more

zelkova

Any of five species of disease resistant trees native to China and Japan, such as the Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)....view more

Zellner's paper

An indicating paper that is sensitive to ammonia and other alkaline materials....view more

Zen Shofu

[Nakamura Co., Japan] A brand name for a white powder composed of precipitated wheat starch....view more

zeolite

A group of naturally occurring minerals composed of alkali-hydrated aluminum silicates....view more

zinc

A bluish-white, lustrous metallic element....view more

zinc acetate

Crystalline salt with a slight vinegar odor....view more

zinc alloys

Zinc alloys are usually composed of 88-96% zinc, 4-11% aluminum, and 1-3% copper....view more

zinc bloom

A natural white tarnish that forms on metallic zinc in moist air....view more

zinc bronze

An ancient alloy of copper, tin and zinc that was used for coinage....view more