Pb

¹ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. lead.

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PB ² American  

1. power brakes.

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PB ³ American  

Symbol, Computers.

1. petabyte.

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p.b. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Baseball. passed ball; passed balls.

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P.B. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. British Pharmacopoeia.

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P.B. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. Prayer Book.

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PB ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Pharmacopoeia Britannica

2. Prayer Book

3. athletics personal best

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Pb ² British  

symbol

1. lead

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Etymology

Origin of Pb¹

From the Latin word plumbum

Origin of P.B.⁵

From Latin Pharmacopoeia Britannica

Example Sentences

Which of the following atoms would be expected to form negative ions in binary ionic compounds and which would be expected to form positive ions: P, I, Mg, Cl, In, Cs, O, Pb, Co?

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Two valence electrons per Pb atom are transferred to Cl atoms; the resulting Pb2+ ion has a 6s2 valence shell configuration.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

In practice, a voltmeter would report a potential of −0.47 V with its red and black inputs connected to the Pb and Cu electrodes, respectively.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Mg, In, Cs, Pb, and Co would form cations because they are metals.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The sulphur does not separate itself entirely from the substances with which it forms the compounds H2SO4 and Pb SO4.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.