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Kremnitz white
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English
Alternative forms
en Cremnitz white
Etymology
From confusion of en Kremnitz in Austria-Hungary (now Kremnica, Slovakia) with Krems, Austria, the actual location of the galena mines that previously produced exceptionally pure white lead.
Noun
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en French white an especially pure form of lead oxide, particularly as used for paints..
en Whites Lead Inorganic compounds Painting Slovakia