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white lead

(lĕd)

A heavy white poisonous powder, essentially basic lead carbonate, used in paint pigments.

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white lead

(lɛd)

1. (Elements & Compounds) Also called: ceruse 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: 2PbCO3.Pb(OH)2

2. (Elements & Compounds) either of two similar white pigments based on lead sulphate or lead silicate

3. (Elements & Compounds) a type of putty made by mixing white lead with boiled linseed oil

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

white′ lead′

(lɛd)
n.

1. a white heavy powder of basic lead carbonate, 2PbCO₃∙Pb(OH)₂, used as a pigment, in putty, and in ointments for burns.

2. putty made from white lead in oil.

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Noun

white lead - a poisonous white pigment that contains lead

ceruse, lead carbonate

pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)

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white lead

n → biacca

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