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lead monoxide

[ led ]

noun

Chemistry.


lead monoxide

/ ±ôÉ›»å /

noun

  1. a poisonous insoluble oxide of lead existing in red and yellow forms: used in making glass, glazes, and cements, and as a pigment. Formula: PbO Systematic namelead(II) oxide Also calledlithargeplumbous oxide
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of lead monoxide1

First recorded in 1905–10
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What did for it was the accumulation of a yellow dust - lead monoxide - in its pipes.

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It reduces many metallic oxides, such as lead monoxide and cupric oxide, and decomposes water at a red heat.

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