zinc bloom

English

Etymology

Compare German Zinkblumen (“flowers of zinc, zinc oxide”).

Noun

zinc bloom (usually uncountable, plural zinc blooms)

  1. Hydrous carbonate of zinc, usually occurring in white earthy incrustations; hydrozincite.
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