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lead carbonate

American  
[led] / lɛd /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a white crystalline compound, PbCO 3 , toxic when inhaled, insoluble in water and alcohol: used as an exterior paint pigment.


Etymology

Origin of lead carbonate

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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Chemically speaking, lead is a great choice for paint: Lead compounds—from white lead carbonate to yellow lead chromate—resist cracking, degradation, and moisture.

From Slate • Aug. 21, 2015

At the time, Randa said the “risk contribution theory” used in the case violated the due process rights of the defendants, which made the lead carbonate pigment.

From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2014

The X rays showed that the paint in the National Gallery's Francia did not have the heavy amounts of lead carbonate usual in most Renaissance paintings.

From Time Magazine Archive

Best known product is Dutch Boy white lead � paint base made of lead carbonate and lin seed oil.

From Time Magazine Archive

A variety containing 7% of zinc carbonate, replacing lead carbonate, is known as iglesiasite, from Iglesias in Sardinia, where it is found.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various

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