zinc sulphate

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a colourless soluble crystalline substance usually existing as the heptahydrate or monohydrate: used as a mordant, in preserving wood and skins, and in the electrodeposition of zinc. Formula: ZnSO 4Also called: white vitriol, zinc vitriol

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Words nearby zinc sulphate

zinc oxide, zinc phosphide, zinc stearate, zinc sulfate, zinc sulfide, zinc sulphate, zinc white, zindabad, Zinder, 'zine, zineb

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