lead carbonate

[ led ]
/ lɛd /

noun Chemistry.

a white crystalline compound, PbCO3, toxic when inhaled, insoluble in water and alcohol: used as an exterior paint pigment.

Origin of lead carbonate

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby lead carbonate

lead acetate, lead arsenate, lead azide, lead block, lead by the nose, lead carbonate, lead chromate, lead colic, lead dioxide, lead down the garden path, lead encephalopathy