Kremnitz white
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From confusion of 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
[edit]- Synonym of French white (“an especially pure form of lead oxide, particularly as used for paints.”)