titanium dioxide

English

Noun

titanium dioxide (plural titanium dioxides)

1. (chemistry) a brilliant white powder, TiO₂, used as a pigment, and in sunblock, toothpaste and cosmetics

Synonyms

• E171 when used as a food colouring
• titanium white when used as pigment

Translations

TiO₂

• Catalan: diòxid de titani m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 二氧化鈦 / 二氧化钛 (zh) (èryǎnghuàtài)

• Dutch: titaandioxide (nl) n
• Estonian: titaandioksiid
• Finnish: titaanidioksidi (compound); titaanivalkoinen (fi) (pigment)
• French: dioxyde de titane (fr) m
• Swedish: titandioxid (sv) c

See also

• anatase
• rutile
• titanic acid