lead arsenate
[ led ]
/ lɛd /
noun Chemistry.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, highly poisonous powder, PbHAsO4, used as an insecticide.
Origin of lead arsenate
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby lead arsenate
lead,
lead a chase,
lead a dog's life,
lead a double life,
lead acetate,
lead arsenate,
lead azide,
lead block,
lead by the nose,
lead carbonate,
lead chromate
British Dictionary definitions for lead arsenate
lead arsenate
/ (lɛd) /
noun
a white insoluble toxic crystalline powder used as an insecticide and fungicide. Formula: Pb 3 (AsO 4) 2