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lead monoxide
[ led ]
lead monoxide
/ lɛd /
noun
- a poisonous insoluble oxide of lead existing in red and yellow forms: used in making glass, glazes, and cements, and as a pigment. Formula: PbO Systematic namelead(II) oxide Also calledlithargeplumbous oxide
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lead monoxide1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
It reduces many metallic oxides, such as lead monoxide and cupric oxide, and decomposes water at a red heat.
From Project Gutenberg
Lead monoxide is dimorphous, occurring as cubical dodecahedra and as rhombic octahedra.
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It is decomposed by acids into a mixture of lead monoxide and dioxide, and may thus be regarded as lead metaplumbate, PbPbO3.
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