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From Shakespeare's play A Midsummer-Night's Dream, the queen of the fairies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
The largest satellite of the planet Uranus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
Synonym of titanium dioxide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: titanium dioxide
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noun
Synonym of titanium dioxide.
Titanium dioxide in the form of a sizable crystal, as contrasted with white powder granules.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
(Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies in medieval folklore
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite
noun
a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: titanium dioxide, titanium oxide, titanic oxide
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Broader terms: oxide, pigment
History
A style of Diana in Ovid, fem. of titanius, from Titan. As faeries were identified with Classical nymphs, the queen of the faeries was equated with Diana.
Across languages
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