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White Lead

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Noun

1. ceruse, lead carbonate, white lead

a poisonous white pigment that contains lead

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White Lead

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noun
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

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1. 
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

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White Lead

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

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