lead arsenate
[ led ]
/ lɛd /
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noun Chemistry.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, highly poisonous powder, PbHAsO4, used as an insecticide.
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Origin of lead arsenate
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby lead arsenate
lead, lead acetate, lead a chase, lead a dog's life, lead a double life, lead arsenate, lead azide, Leadbeater's cockatoo, Leadbelly, lead block, lead by the nose
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British Dictionary definitions for lead arsenate
lead arsenate
/ (lɛd) /
noun
a white insoluble toxic crystalline powder used as an insecticide and fungicide. Formula: Pb 3 (AsO 4) 2
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