zinc sulphate
noun
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
Nearby words
- zinc oxide,
- zinc phosphide,
- zinc stearate,
- zinc sulfate,
- zinc sulfide,
- zinc white,
- zinc-65,
- zincate,
- zinced,
- zincic
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