blanc fixe

blanc fixe

B0311500 (blăngk′ fĭks′, bläN fēks′)n. Powdered barium sulfate used as a base for watercolor pigments and as a filler in paper.

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[French : blanc, white + fixe, fixed.]

blanc fixe

(blɑ̃ fiks) n (Elements & Compounds) another name for barium sulphate[literally: fixed white]

blanc fixe

(ˈblæŋk ˌfɪks)
n. barium sulfate used as a white pigment in paints. [1865–70; < French: literally, fixed white. See fix, blank]

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blanc fixe - a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigmentbarium sulfate, barium sulphatesulfate, sulphate - a salt or ester of sulphuric acid