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What is titanium dioxide often used for in paint?

Hiding and opacity.

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  1. Hiding and opacity ✔
  2. Making paint runny
  3. Adding grit for grip

Why: Titanium dioxide is a hiding pigment that makes paint opaque by absorbing ultraviolet wavelengths.

Huh, didn't know that: Titanium dioxide is a hiding pigment that makes paint opaque by absorbing ultraviolet wavelengths.

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Titanium dioxide hides well in plain sight.
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Answer: Hiding and opacity. Titanium dioxide is a hiding pigment that makes paint opaque by absorbing ultraviolet wavelengths.

  1. Paint en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint
    These hiding pigments include titanium dioxide, phthalo blue, red iron oxide, and many others.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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