Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to lead; derived from lead: as, plumbic, acid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing, lead; -- used specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with
plumbous compounds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective chemistry Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing
lead . - adjective chemistry Specifically, of
compounds in which it has a highervalence as contrasted withplumbous compounds.
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- adjective relating to or consisting of lead
Etymologies
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Latin plumb(um), lead + -ic
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Examples
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Chemically it is converted by nitric acid and chlorine into an insoluble substance -- plumbic acid or the cyanide of lead.
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There are the pains in the stomach, the colic, and then on the gums is that characteristic line of plumbic sulphide, the distinctive mark produced by lead.
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a resinated ferrous salt, a resin compound of plumbic ferrocyanide, and a resin compound of ferrocyanide of manganese in combination with a salt of molybdenum and a resin compound of zinc sulphide.
hernesheir commented on the word plumbic
plumbous
December 29, 2010