plumbous

[ pluhm-buhs ]

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adjectiveChemistry.

containing bivalent lead.

Origin of plumbous

From the Latin word plumbōsus, dating back to 1675–85. See plumb, -ous

Words Nearby plumbous

plumbiferous
plumbing
plumbism
plumb joint
plumb line
plumbous
plumbous oxide
plumb rule
plumbum
plumcot
plum duff

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How to use plumbous in a sentence

A mixture of two parts of heavy spar and one of the plumbous compound.
Field's Chromatography | George Field

British Dictionary definitions for plumbous

plumbous

/ (ˈplʌmbəs) /

adjective

of or containing lead in the divalent state

Origin of plumbous

C17: from Late Latin plumbōsus full of lead, from Latin plumbum lead

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