titanium dioxide

titanium dioxide
a white, water-insoluble powder, TiO2, used chiefly in white pigments, plastics, ceramics, and for delustering synthetic fibers. Also called titanium oxide, titanic oxide /tuy tan"ik, ti-/.
[1920-25]

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