plumbic

[pluhm-bik]

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adjective Chemistry.

containing lead, especially in the tetravalent state.

Origin of plumbic

1790–1800; < Latin plumb(um) lead + -ic

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Related Words for plumbic

lead, galena, pewter, plumbic, plumbiferous, plumbous

Examples from the Web for plumbic

Historical Examples of plumbic

Plumbic acetate gives a purplish-red precipitate, mercuric cyanide a blue one, the supernatant liquid being also blue.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
Plumbic sulphide is precipitated, and the liberated selenic acid separated by filtration is concentrated until it acquires a sp.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
The residue dissolved in water is mixed with a solution of plumbic nitrate, an insoluble plumbic seleniate being precipitated.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
The plumbic seleniate is suspended in water and decomposed by means of a current of sulphuretted hydrogen.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
Chemically it is converted by nitric acid and chlorine into an insoluble substance--plumbic acid or the cyanide of lead.
Scientific American, Vol.22, No. 1, January 1, 1870
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British Dictionary definitions for plumbic

plumbic

adjective

of or containing lead in the tetravalent state

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Word Origin and History for plumbic

adj.

"combined with lead," 1799, from Latin plumbum (see plumb (n.)) + -ic.

plumbic in Medicine

plumbic

[plŭm′bĭk]

adj.

Of, relating to, or containing lead, especially with a valence of four.