zinc sulfate

zinc sul·fate

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Definitions of zinc sulfate words

noun zinc sulfate a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble powder, ZnSO 4 ⋅7H 2 O, used for preserving skins and wood, in the electrodeposition of zinc, in the bleaching of paper, as a mordant in calico printing, and in medicine as an astringent, styptic, and emetic. 1
noun zinc sulfate a colorless, crystalline powder, ZnSO4·7H2O, used as an emetic in medicine, as a mordant in dyeing, etc. 0

before 1850

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First recorded in 1850-55

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