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zinc sulfate

noun

Definition of zinc sulfate

: a crystalline salt ZnSO4 used especially in making a white paint pigment, in printing and dyeing, in sprays and fertilizers, and in medicine as an astringent, emetic, and weak antiseptic

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 Control efforts include spraying with zinc sulfate in October to cause early leaf fall, and prevent the disease from increasing and then emerging more widespread than ever in spring. — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, "Cool, rainy spring prompts alert for fire blight on Valley trees, plants | Idaho Statesman," 26 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of zinc sulfate

1851, in the meaning defined above

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zinc sulfate

noun

Medical Definition of zinc sulfate

: a crystalline salt ZnSO4 used in medicine as an astringent, emetic, and weak antiseptic

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