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adj
Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing lead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: lead, leaden, plumbous, leady, saturnine
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of or pertaining to compounds with higher valence forms of lead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
relating to or consisting of lead
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: plumbous
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Latin plumbum (“lead”) + -ic, originally in calques of French plombique, from plomb (“lead”) + -ique (“-ic”). See also molybdic.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
