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white lead

[ led ]

noun

  1. a white, heavy powder, basic lead carbonate, 2PbCO 3 鈰匬产(翱贬) 2 , used as a pigment, in putty, and in medicinal ointments for burns.
  2. the putty made from this substance in oil.


white lead

/ 濒蓻诲 /

noun

  1. Also calledceruse a white solid usually regarded as a mixture of lead carbonate and lead hydroxide; basic lead carbonate: used in paint and in making putty and ointments for the treatment of burns. Formula: 2PbCO 3 .Pb(OH) 2
  2. either of two similar white pigments based on lead sulphate or lead silicate
  3. a type of putty made by mixing white lead with boiled linseed oil
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of white lead1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400鈥50
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