blanc fixe

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blanc fixe

(blăngk′ fĭks′, bläN fēks′)

Powdered barium sulfate used as a base for watercolor pigments and as a filler in paper.

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

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blanc fixe

(blɑ̃ fiks)

(Elements & Compounds) another name for barium sulphate

[literally: fixed white]

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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 pigment

barium sulfate, barium sulphate

sulfate, sulphate - a salt or ester of sulphuric acid

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OY and Sachttleben Chermie -TiO2, zinc sulfide and blanc fixe.

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Table 1--Oil Absorption Values for Selected Pigments--Rubout Method Pigment Oil Absorption Value Basic lead carbonate 9-12 Barium sulfate (Barytes) 10-20 Barium sulfate (Blanc Fixe) 15 Calcium carbonate 16-18 Zinc oxide 17-20 Red iron oxide 20 Uncoated titanium dioxide 11 Amorphous silica 29 China clay 30 Phthalocyanine blue 34 Milori blue 51 Lampblack 51 Carbon black (medium) 124 Diatomaceous earth 196 Data from a variety of sources.

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supplies barytes, blanc fixe, precipitated ATH, ATH, zinc sulfide, and natural magnesium hydroxide.