DERIVATION.--Dissolve zinc oxide in diluted acetic acid and boil.
Evaporate and crystallize.
PROPERTIES.--Soft, white, six-sided monoclinic plates, of a pearly
lustre, having a faintly acidious odor and an astringent metallic taste.
Soluble in water and in alcohol.
DOSE.--Same as zinc sulphate.
ACTION AND USES.--The same as zinc sulphate; it is the acetate of zinc
which is the soluble agent in white lotion, caused by the acetate of
lead and sulphate of zinc changing their composition.