ˈled- noun
: a carbonate of lead: as
a. : the poisonous insoluble normal salt PbCO 3 occurring naturally as the mineral cerussite and obtained synthetically as a white crystalline powder
b. : a poisonous basic salt Pb 3 (OH) 2 (CO 3 ) 2 occurring naturally as the mineral hydrocerussite and obtained synthetically as a component of white lead (sense a)