lithopone

[lith-uh-pohn]

noun

1. a white pigment consisting of zinc sulfide, barium sulfate, and some zinc oxide, used as a pigment and filler in the manufacture of paints, inks, leather, paper, linoleum, and face powders.

lithopone

/ ˈlɪθəˌpəʊn /

noun

1. a white pigment consisting of a mixture of zinc sulphide, zinc oxide, and barium sulphate

Word History and Origins

Origin of lithopone¹

1880–85; litho- + Greek pónos a work, structure

Word History and Origins

Origin of lithopone¹

C20: from _litho- + Greek ponos work

Example Sentences

For decades, local factories smelted zinc, produced phosphate fertilizer, and manufactured lithopone paint pigment.

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The police have also arrested six people at the Hongquan Lithopone Factory and the Jinhe Mining Company, which are blamed for the spill.

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Almost complete failure had taken place in every case where lithopone had been used.

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These lithopone tests were later on replaced by new tests which are described later in this book.

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Unfortunately this zinc chromate was added to a formula containing a large percentage of lithopone, and the destruction of the lithopone to a great extent affected the value of this test.

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