titanium dioxide
noun
: an oxide TiO2 of titanium that occurs in rutile, anatase, and ilmenite and is used especially as a pigment
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Mica gives it a pearlescent sheen and, alongside titanium dioxide and iron oxide (the same minerals used to defend against sun protection), lends intense, buildable color and radiance.
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Deanna Pai, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025
The big picture: The bill targets foods containing ingredients such as potassium bromate, titanium dioxide and red dye 3 and 40.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Chemical Versus Mineral Sunscreens Ingredients in mineral sunscreens act as physical blockers that reflect the sun’s rays off the skin and are primarily formulated with zinc oxide or titanium dioxide, Massick explains.
—Korin Miller, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2025
Xu Gang Citizenship: China | Net worth: $1 bil | Died: May 2024, age 61
Xu Gang founded titanium dioxide pigment maker LB Group in 1955 and took it public on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2011.
—Roy Canivel, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Deanna Pai, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025
The big picture: The bill targets foods containing ingredients such as potassium bromate, titanium dioxide and red dye 3 and 40.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Chemical Versus Mineral Sunscreens Ingredients in mineral sunscreens act as physical blockers that reflect the sun’s rays off the skin and are primarily formulated with zinc oxide or titanium dioxide, Massick explains.
—Korin Miller, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2025
Xu Gang Citizenship: China | Net worth: $1 bil | Died: May 2024, age 61
Xu Gang founded titanium dioxide pigment maker LB Group in 1955 and took it public on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2011.
—Roy Canivel, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Titanium dioxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/titanium%20dioxide. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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