plumbum

[ pluhm-buh m ]
/ ˈplʌm bəm /

noun Chemistry.

lead2(def 1).

Origin of plumbum

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1910–15

Words nearby plumbum

plumbiferous, plumbing, plumbism, plumbous, plumbous oxide, plumbum, plumcot, plume, plume moth, plume oneself, plumed

British Dictionary definitions for plumbum

plumbum
/ (ˈplʌmbəm) /

noun

an obsolete name for lead 2

Word Origin for plumbum

from Latin

Medical definitions for plumbum

plumbum
[ plŭm′bəm ]

n.

The metallic element lead.