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lithopone definition

litho·pone (-pōn′)

noun

a white pigment made by mixing barium sulfate with zinc sulfide, used in paints, linoleum, etc.

Etymology: < litho- + Gr ponos, work, product of work

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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