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

Example Sentences

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

Thus in the opalescent or milky solutions in which a proportion of cellulose nitrate is held in solution or semi-solution by the acetone still present, the lead acetate causes a dense coagulation.

From Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900 by Cross, C. F.