plumbic

[ pluhm-bik ]

adjective

, Chemistry.

1. containing lead, especially in the tetravalent state.

plumbic

/ ˈplʌmbɪk /

adjective

1. of or containing lead in the tetravalent state

Word History and Origins

Origin of plumbic¹

1790–1800; < Latin plumb ( um ) lead + -ic

Example Sentences

In 1839, Link obtained spherical granulations by the precipitation of calcic or plumbic solutions by potash, soda, or carbonic acid.

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Her hair is a crown, I can truthfully state 'Tis a metre long, nor curly nor straight, And it is as yellow as plumbic chromate In a slightly acid solution.

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For indoor coating and drying use a small amount of plumbic oxide.

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Chemically it is converted by nitric acid and chlorine into an insoluble substance—plumbic acid or the cyanide of lead.

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There are the pains in the stomach, the colic, and then on the gums is that characteristic line of plumbic sulphide, the distinctive mark produced by lead.

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