zinc sulfate

zinc sulfate

 
noun Chemistry.
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble powder, ZnSO4⋅7H2O, used for preserving skins and wood, in the electrodeposition of zinc, in the bleaching of paper, as a mordant in calico printing, and in medicine as an astringent, styptic, and emetic.
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Also called white vitriol, zinc vitriol.

Origin:
1850–55
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Zinc sulfate is always a great word to know.
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a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide, or any solution resulting from leaching or percolation
of or containing titanium, especially in the tetravalent state or three valence state
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zinc sulfate  
A colorless crystalline compound used especially in hydrated form as an emetic and astringent, as a fungicide, and in wood and skin preservatives. Chemical formula: ZnSO4.
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