lead carbonate
Americannoun
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
Best known product is Dutch Boy white lead � paint base made of lead carbonate and lin seed oil.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Sulphuret of lead, carbonate of copper, and yellow oxide of iron.
From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe
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