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col•co•thar
Pronunciation: (kol'ku-thur), [key]—
n. Chem.
the brownish-red oxide of iron produced by heating ferrous sulfate: used chiefly as a pigment in paints and theatrical rouge, and as a polishing agent. Also called
jewelers' rouge. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.