plumbum
[pluhm-buh m]
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Origin of plumbum
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1910–15
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plumbum
- an obsolete name for lead 2
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Word Origin
from Latin
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plumbum
(plŭm′bəm)- The metallic element lead.
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