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plumbum

[ pluhm-buhm ]

noun

, Chemistry.

plumbum

/ ˈplʌmbəm /

noun

  1. See lead
    an obsolete name for lead 2

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Word History and Origins

Origin of plumbum1

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1910–15

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Word History and Origins

Origin of plumbum1

from Latin

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