lead carbonate
noun
: a carbonate of lead
especially
: a poisonous basic salt Pb3(OH)2(CO3)2 used formerly as a white pigment
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The solid was lead carbonate — confirming that the red lead ore did in fact contain lead.
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Stephanie Demarco, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2021
His wife said the preparation involved cooking linseed oil, lead carbonate and mastic varnish on the kitchen stovetop.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2022
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Stephanie Demarco, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2021
His wife said the preparation involved cooking linseed oil, lead carbonate and mastic varnish on the kitchen stovetop.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2022
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“Lead carbonate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead%20carbonate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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