White lead

White lead

Basic lead carbonate of variable composition, the oldest and most important lead paint pigment; also used in putty and ceramics.

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white lead

Chemistry; Inorganic chemistry

Basic lead carbonate of variable composition, the oldest and most important lead paint pigment; also used in putty and ceramics.

white lead

Inorganic chemicals; Inorganic pigments

White lead is the chemical compound (PbCO3)2·Pb(OH)2. It was formerly used as an ingredient for lead paint and a cosmetic called Venetian Ceruse, because its opaque quality made ...

white lead

Mining; General mining; Mineral mining

Basic lead carbonate or lead hydroxycarbonate.

white lead

Construction; Bridge

A mixture of the carbonate and the hydrated oxides of lead. Used as pigment for paint.

white lead ore

Mining; General mining; Mineral mining

An orthorhombic mineral, 4(PbCO 3 ) ; aragonite group; adamantine; sp gr, 6.55; in oxidized and carbonated parts of lead-ore veins; a source of lead.

lead

Weather; Meteorology

A long fracture or separation between ice floes wide enough to be navigated by a ship. A lead may be covered by thin ice.

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yttrium sulfate

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