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View synonyms for plumbous
plumbous
[ pluhm-buhs ]
adjective
, Chemistry.
- containing bivalent lead.
plumbous
/ ˈplʌmbəs /
adjective
- of or containing lead in the divalent state
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of plumbous1
C17: from Late Latin plumbōsus full of lead, from Latin plumbum lead
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Example Sentences
A mixture of two parts of heavy spar and one of the plumbous compound.
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