tutty

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

tut=ty

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CIDE DICTIONARY

tutty, n. [F. tutie; cf. Sp. tutia, atutia, LL. tutia; all from Per. t.].

A yellow or brown amorphous substance obtained as a sublimation product in the flues of smelting furnaces of zinc, and consisting of a crude zinc oxide. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

tutty, n. impure zinc oxide or carbonate used as a polishing powder.

Etymology

ME f. OF tutie f. med.L tutia f. Arab. tutiya