Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by function]
6. colorant (material)
7. pigments
8. [pigment by color]
9. white pigment
10. opaque white pigment
11. zinc white

Anotations

Scope note:

A high quality zinc oxide pigment prepared by the French process, which is an indirect technique that vaporizes metallic zinc; the vapors react with air and precipitate as pure zinc oxide. Most commercial zinc oxide pigments are made by this method.