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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Another endocrine disruptor is titanium dioxide, a chemical that whitens baked goods, candy, and some dairy products like creamers.
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Matt Fuchs, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
In the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina, Cawley says, heat-map data from the area’s 2021 campaign is helping officials to identify streets to spray with reflective titanium dioxide, a covering that helps to bring down street-level temperatures.
—Ula Chrobak, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
Notably, though, titanium dioxide was left out of the final version of the California Food Safety Act that was signed into law in 2023.10
Other measures are starting to slowly pick up here in the United States.
—Emily Nadal, Parents, 1 Oct. 2024
It is labeled low risk, however, in all other products — meaning titanium dioxide on its own won’t significantly impact those products’ overall rating.
—Noor Lobad, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
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Matt Fuchs, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
In the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina, Cawley says, heat-map data from the area’s 2021 campaign is helping officials to identify streets to spray with reflective titanium dioxide, a covering that helps to bring down street-level temperatures.
—Ula Chrobak, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025
Notably, though, titanium dioxide was left out of the final version of the California Food Safety Act that was signed into law in 2023.10
Other measures are starting to slowly pick up here in the United States.
—Emily Nadal, Parents, 1 Oct. 2024
It is labeled low risk, however, in all other products — meaning titanium dioxide on its own won’t significantly impact those products’ overall rating.
—Noor Lobad, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Titanium dioxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/titanium%20dioxide. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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