lead acetate

American  

[led] / lɛd /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, Pb(C 2 H 3 O2 ) 2 ⋅3H 2 O, used chiefly as a mordant in dyeing and printing textiles and as a drier in paints and varnishes.

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lead acetate British  

/ lɛd /

noun

1. Systematic name: lead(II) acetate. Also called: sugar of lead. a white crystalline toxic solid used in dyeing cotton and in making varnishes and enamels. Formula: Pb(CH 3 CO) 2

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lead acetate Scientific  

1. A poisonous, white crystalline compound used in hair dyes, waterproofing compounds, and varnishes. Chemical formula: C ₄ H ₆ O ₄ Pb.

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Etymology

Origin of lead acetate

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

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lead acetate

In addition, Roman aristocrats used lead cooking vessels, lead water pipes and even added lead acetate into their wine to sweeten it -- unwittingly poisoning themselves with the powerful neurotoxin.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2024

However, it was brewed in kettles or pots lined with lead, which produced lead acetate, also known as "salt of Saturn" or "lead sugar."

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2023

The other would be lead acetate, an ingredient used in men’s hair dye.

From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2015

Contributing to its flavor was lead acetate, a sweet compound formed by the acetic acid in the grapes, lead from the containers, and oxygen.

From Forbes ● Jan. 16, 2015

Sug′ary, sweetened with, tasting of, or like sugar: fond of sweets.—Sugar of lead, acetate of lead.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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