POM'PHOLYX, noun [Latin from Gr. a tumor; a blast, a puff, a bubble, a pustule. See Pomp.] The white oxyd which sublimes during the combustion of zink; called flowers of zink. It rises and adheres to the dome of the furnace and the covers of crucibles.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.