titanium white

noun

1. a pigment used in painting, consisting chiefly of titanium dioxide and noted for its brilliant white color, covering power, and permanence.

Word History and Origins

Origin of titanium white¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

The blue is artificial ultramarine combined with titanium white.

From Washington Post

In training, Taniguchi’s shirt glows titanium white.

From New York Times

Asked what they’d do without titanium white, Pete Cole, president of the paint manufacturer Gamblin Artists Colors in Portland, Ore., said, “Our Earth would cease to rotate.”

From Washington Post

Golden Artist Colors, a paint company in New York, noted the dearth of titanium white could limit the production of mixed blue paints, such as light phthalo blue and light ultramarine.

From Washington Post

A shortage of titanium dioxide, the pigment for titanium white and a fundamental ingredient in about a third of artist paints, also puts other colors at risk.

From Washington Post