Difference between revisions of "French process zinc oxide"

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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A high quality [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=zinc%20white zinc oxide] pigment prepared by the French process. This indirect technique vaporizes metallic zinc. The vapors react with air and precipitate as pure zinc oxide. Most commercial zinc oxide pigments are made by this method.
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A high quality [[zinc white|zinc oxide]] pigment prepared by the French process. This indirect technique vaporizes metallic zinc. The vapors react with air and precipitate as pure zinc oxide. Most commercial zinc oxide pigments are made by this method.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Revision as of 14:24, 15 January 2014

Description

A high quality zinc oxide pigment prepared by the French process. This indirect technique vaporizes metallic zinc. The vapors react with air and precipitate as pure zinc oxide. Most commercial zinc oxide pigments are made by this method.

Synonyms and Related Terms

white lampblack

Authority

  • Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

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