nihil album

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English

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin nihil album (white nothing), from late medieval confusion of German nichts (nothing) and nix with Latin nix (snow, snow-white thing), used for white forms of zinc oxide. Doublet of nill.

Noun

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nihil album (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry, obsolete) Synonym of zinc oxide, particularly white forms.

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