"Flowers of zinc" kalma ce da ake amfani da ita wajen nuni ga wani fari, abu mai foda wanda a zahiri zinc oxide ne. Kalmar "furanni" a cikin wannan mahallin tana nufin kyau, nau'in foda na abu, wanda yayi kama da ƙananan furannin furanni. Zinc oxide ana yawan amfani dashi a aikace-aikace daban-daban kamar wajen samar da roba, yumbu, gilashi, da sauran kayayyaki. Ana kuma amfani da ita a cikin wasu kayayyakin kula da fata a matsayin maganin kashe rana da kuma magance qananan ciwon fata.