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unleaded

[ uhn-led-id ]
/ ʌnˈlɛd ɪd /
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adjective
(of gasoline) containing no tetraethyllead; lead-free.
Printing. not separated or spaced with leads, as lines of type or printed matter.
noun
an unleaded product, especially gasoline that contains no tetraethyllead.
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Origin of unleaded

First recorded in 1605–15; un-1 + lead2 + -ed3
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British Dictionary definitions for unleaded

unleaded
/ (ʌnˈlɛdɪd) /

adjective
(of petrol) containing a reduced amount of tetraethyl lead, in order to reduce environmental pollution
not covered or weighted with lead
printing (of lines of type, etc) not spaced or separated with leads; solid
noun
petrol containing a reduced amount of tetraethyl lead
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