titanium white

American  

noun

1. a pigment used in painting, consisting chiefly of titanium dioxide and noted for its brilliant white color, covering power, and permanence.

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Etymology

Origin of titanium white

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Golden Artist Colors, a paint company in New York, noted the dearth of titanium white could limit the production of mixed blue paints, such as light phthalo blue and light ultramarine.

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2021

Painted with only cobalt blue, permanent green, bone black and titanium white — along with some orange for the first and last of the series — they have an eerie effect.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2021

Another series based on the Greek alphabet suspended graphite in acrylic medium, which he combed over a ground of titanium white.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2014

Close up, the sheeny titanium white of the tube wall's textured laminate appears pitted by intricate, rich black erosions: stand further back and they resolve into a frieze of busy figures.

From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2010

The blue is artificial ultramarine combined with titanium white.

From Washington Post