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sugar of lead

[ led ]
/ lɛd /
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noun Chemistry.
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Origin of sugar of lead

First recorded in 1655–65
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How to use sugar of lead in a sentence

  • Washing the ulcerated parts with warm soap-suds, copperas, and sugar-of-lead may follow.

    Domestic Animals|Richard L. Allen

British Dictionary definitions for sugar of lead

sugar of lead
/ (lɛd) /

noun
another name for lead acetate
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