lead dioxide

[ led ]
/ lɛd /

noun Chemistry.

a brown crystalline compound, PbO2, toxic, insoluble in water and alcohol, soluble in glacial acetic acid: used as an oxidizing agent, in lead-acid batteries, and in analytical chemistry.

Origin of lead dioxide

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby lead dioxide

lead block, lead by the nose, lead carbonate, lead chromate, lead colic, lead dioxide, lead down the garden path, lead encephalopathy, lead glass, lead glaze, lead line