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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In 2013, Snaith unveiled a cell using a layer of perovskite without titanium dioxide nanoparticles, simplifying the cell’s architecture and pushing its efficiency above 15 percent.
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IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2014
Food Additives Food additives such as aluminum, titanium dioxide (TiO2), and microparticles/nanoparticles.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
Mineral sunscreens with zinc oxide or titanium dioxide are great for sensitive skin, but chemical sunscreens packed with hydration work just as well.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 Oct. 2024
Only two sunscreen ingredients — zinc oxide and titanium dioxide — would be able to keep their decades-old approvals under that proposal.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2014
Food Additives Food additives such as aluminum, titanium dioxide (TiO2), and microparticles/nanoparticles.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
Mineral sunscreens with zinc oxide or titanium dioxide are great for sensitive skin, but chemical sunscreens packed with hydration work just as well.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 Oct. 2024
Only two sunscreen ingredients — zinc oxide and titanium dioxide — would be able to keep their decades-old approvals under that proposal.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Titanium dioxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/titanium%20dioxide. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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