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White Lead
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White Lead
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1. 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.
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
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White Lead
see synonyms of white lead1.
a poisonous, heavy, white powder, basic lead carbonate, 2PbCO3·Pb(OH)2, used in paints, pottery glazes, etc.
2.
any of several white pigments containing lead, as lead sulfate
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
White Lead
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A heavy white poisonous powder, essentially basic lead carbonate, used in paint pigments.
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