__ oxide ointment Crossword Clue

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__ oxide ointment Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs naturally as zinc sulphide in zinc blende
(verb)
1. coat or cover with zinc

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

OINTMENT (noun)
1. toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
2. semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
OXIDE (noun)
1. any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical

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