plumbous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin plumb(um) (“lead”) + -ous.
Adjective[edit]
plumbous (not comparable)
- (chemistry) Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing lead.
- (chemistry) Specifically, of compounds in which it has a lower valence as contrasted with plumbic compounds.
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References[edit]
- “plumbous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.