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blanc fixe

(blaŋk′ fiks′; Fr blän fēks′)

barium sulfate

Origin: Fr, permanent white

See blanc fixe in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Powdered barium sulfate used as a base for watercolor pigments and as a filler in paper.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : blanc, white

Origin: + fixe, fixed

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